Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Suspect in gay Puerto Rican teenager’s murder ordered to undergo psychological evaluation

A Puerto Rican judge has ordered the man who has reportedly confessed to the gruesome murder of a gay teenager last month to undergo a psychological evaluation.

Judge Camila Jusino accepted state psychologist Rafael Cabrera's recommendation Juan J. Martínez Matos remain under evaluation at a psychiatric hospital in Rio Piedras to determine whether the accused killer is competent to stand trial.

Matos is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 13.

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