Man Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Beating

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Sep 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM CDT

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM CDT

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — A 21-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he fatally beat another man during a burglary in northwest Iowa.

Christopher Fitzpatrick, of Spencer, is accused of first-degree murder, willful injury and burglary. Last week Fitzpatrick submitted to the court written pleas of not guilty.

Police say 59-year old Edward Kitto was found beaten and unresponsive in the backyard of a Spencer home on Aug. 27. Kitto died at a Sioux Falls, S.D., hospital on Sept. 8.

Fitzpatrick's trial is scheduled to start on Dec. 11.

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