ACTON — Kandee Weyland, 46, the estranged wife of Scott Weyland, who died in hospital Wednesday, has been charged by Maine State Police with murder in connection with his death.

Police have not disclosed how Weyland, 42, died. They have said only that he sustained severe injuries outside his home at 1079 Milton Mills Road and died at the Sanford campus of Southern Maine Health Care on Wednesday afternoon.

Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the Weylands are parents of two children, who are now staying with grandparents.

York County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the home, just four miles from the New Hampshire border, around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Maine State Police detectives arrived  mid-afternoon to  commence their investigation into the death and remained at the scene for several hours, gathering evidence and conducting interviews.

Kandee Weyland is held at York County Jail on the murder charge. She has also been charged with violating a protective order, according to McCausland.

Lt, Brian McDonough, commander of the southern division of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit told reporters late Wednesday afternoon that there were several eyewitnesses to what had transpired.

McCausland earlier Wednesday said detectives believed they had a good idea of what had taken place. He said the Office of the Maine Medical Examiner was to conduct an autopsy later  today to determine the exact cause of death.

Kandee Weyland will make a first appearance at York County Superior Court either later today or on Friday, he said.

Acton is a small rural community with a population of about 2,500 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Assisting at the scene Wednesday was Acton Fire-Rescue. 

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.