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Updated at: 2353 PST, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
NEW YORK: A psychology exam has determined that a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill a U.S. soldier and FBI agents is mentally unfit for trial.
A federal judge in Manhattan notified lawyers in the case Monday of the conclusions regarding Aafia Siddiqui.
Siddiqui has been charged with attempted murder and assault. Prosecutors say she grabbed a rifle at a police station in Afghanistan in July and shot at U.S. Army and law enforcement personnel.
She was shot and wounded as well and was brought to the U.S. in August. She was transferred last month to a federal facility in Texas that specializes in mental health treatment for women.
An evaluation there found she was not competent to understand the nature of court proceedings or to assist in her defense.
Updated at: 2353 PST, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
NEW YORK: A psychology exam has determined that a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill a U.S. soldier and FBI agents is mentally unfit for trial.
A federal judge in Manhattan notified lawyers in the case Monday of the conclusions regarding Aafia Siddiqui.
Siddiqui has been charged with attempted murder and assault. Prosecutors say she grabbed a rifle at a police station in Afghanistan in July and shot at U.S. Army and law enforcement personnel.
She was shot and wounded as well and was brought to the U.S. in August. She was transferred last month to a federal facility in Texas that specializes in mental health treatment for women.
An evaluation there found she was not competent to understand the nature of court proceedings or to assist in her defense.
