He will be sent to the state psychiatric hospital, and his mental health will be reviewed in August. Dear told people in phone calls from jail that he believes his attorneys’ attempt to have him declared incompetent is part of a plot to diminish his message opposing abortion. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man who acknowledged killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic is mentally incompetent to continue with his criminal case, a judge ruled Wednesday, stalling the proceedings and potentially setting the stage for a mental health defence. Two psychologists have found he has a delusion disorder, which they said keeps him from trusting almost anyone, including his lawyers. If and when his court case resumes, the incompetency finding could help the defense during the trial and a potential sentencing phase.

Source: National Post May 11, 2016 22:48 UTC