Records have revealed, just months before her murder, mother-of-three Kathleen McLean Tuerk, [right] told police her husband Ingolf Tuerk [left], repeatedly abused her during their five-month marriage

A prominent Massachusetts surgeon allegedly, admitted to investigators that he strangled his wife to death and then left her body in a pond near their Dover home.
Boston area urologist Ingolf Tuerk told investigators he strangled his wife to death after a fight at their home and then dumped her body in a nearby pond, prosecutors said in court Monday
However, arraigned before the Dedham District Court for murdering his wife, 58-year-old Ingolf Tuerk, entered a plea of not guilty. He was denied bail and was remanded in custody and denied bail
Tuerk was found unresponsive in a Dedham hotel on Friday with cuts to his wrists, arms and legs, according to prosecutors. A syringe was also found nearby.
The remains of Kathleen McLean Tuerk, 45, was found near the couple’s home Saturday.
Investigators uncovered prior reports filed by the victim, accusing her husband of ‘strangling’ and ‘cutting her with scissors’.
McLean who allegedly was murdered by her surgeon husband, was so afraid of ‘ Ingolf’s abuse’ that she took out a restraining order against him.

McLean filed a police report in Dover on February 3, telling investigators that she was being physically abused by Tuerk and that she wanted a divorce.
She described one particularly violent incident that was detailed in a police report.
According to McLean, she and Tuerk got into an argument while they were in bed in December.
During the fight, Tuerk slammed McLean’s head into the headboard and then used one hand to strangle her, according to the Globe.
Tuerk is then alleged to have used his other hand to cover her nose and mouth.
‘McLean stated that she felt like “she had trouble breathing and thought she was going to die” and “everything went black”,’ according to the police report.
‘During the incident she screamed and one of her kids heard her.’
In another incident McLean told police,  in January, Tuerk picked her up and threw her to the ground during an argument.
She told police that she hit the floor so hard that it knocked the shoes she was wearing off of her feet, according to the police report.
McLean told investigators that after both incidents, her husband told her he loved her.
She also described to police another incident she called ‘bizarre.’
McLean told investigators that Tuerk picked up a pair of scissors and told her: ‘I’m the king of this castle…you are only a guest.’
Tuerk then cut off a small piece of her hair, according to McLean. When she tried to stop him, he sliced her hand.

Tuerk [photo], while working at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, was accused of falsely billing Medicaid and agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve the allegations under the terms of a settlement made in Nov

Records reveal that Former head of Urology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Dr Ingolf Tuerk was accused of Medicaid fraud – falsely billing the healthcare agency.
A statement from Attorney general’s offices says Dr. Tuerk, ’caused improper billings to MassHealth of over $31,000.’
Tuerk reportedly, agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve the allegations under the terms of a settlement reached in November, with the the office of AG Maura Healey.
Tuerk also agreed to implement a multi-year compliance program at his own expense if he continues to practice medicine in Massachusetts after 2019.
‘False billing is a serious issue that hurts people in need of health care,’ says Healey in the statement.
‘It is important that all doctors follow the law, and our office will aggressively pursue those who overbill our health care system.’

Tuerk also was alleged to have billed MassHealth for office visits that ‘used billing codes indicating he was present or supervising other medical professionals, despite patients only being seen by an unsupervised resident or fellow.’
The hospital’s parent, Steward Medical Group, in a formal statement said the urologist left their services in February – ‘Dr. Tuerk has not seen or treated patients as part of Steward Medical Group for more than a year. He was formally terminated in February,’ said Patrick Lombardo, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
The state Board of Registration in Medicine lists Tuerk’s medical license as active, but subject to restrictions.