NC school board member dies following assault

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The family of a longtime member of North Carolina's state school board says she has died from the injuries she suffered in a weekend assault.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: March 09, 2010

» Comments | Post a Comment

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The family of a longtime member of North Carolina's state school board says she has died from the injuries she suffered in a weekend assault.
Raleigh police and Kathy A. Taft's family said the 62-year-old Greenville woman died Tuesday.
Police spokesman Jim Sughrue says officers are now investigating the case as a homicide.
Her family said in a statement issued by WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh that Taft was attacked Saturday while staying at the Raleigh home of her boyfriend, who was in Florida at the time.
Taft has been on the state Board of Education since 1995. She was reappointed to serve a second term until March 2011.
Taft ran unsuccessfully for a state Senate seat in 2008. Her ex-husband is Tom Taft, a former state senator from Greenville.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

To leave your condolences, thoughts or rememberances, sign our Kathy Taft Guest Book by clicking here.

Reader Comments

*Facebook Account Required to Comment. If you are not already logged into Facebook, please click the comment button to do so.

Deal of the Day

Interactive Radar

Caught On Camera

Hundreds of Marilyn Monroe look-a-likes gather to break world record

A bear and moose take the path less traveled and hundreds of Marilyn Monroe look-a-likes try to break a record. The latest video and stories that will have you talking are coming up now in Take a Look At This!