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Austin Harrouff's trial likely to be delayed

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Austin Harrouff's trial likely to be delayed
Austin Harrouff's trial likely to be delayed

Harrouff's trial was supposed to begin in November.

It was delayed until mid-May, and today the judge said another delay is likely.

EXAMINED ACCUSED KILLER AUSTINHARROUFF FOUND HIM“LEGALLYINSAN” AT THE TIME OF THE2016 MURDERS.

TONIGHT,PROSECUTORS WANT HARROUFFEXAMINED BY A THIRD.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S DAVEBOHMAN JOINS US WITH WHAT THATMEANS FOR THE CASE AUPCOMING TRIAL.PROSECUTORANOTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM ISTHE REASON THE JUDGE IN THECASE SAY HARROUFFLIKELY BE DELAYED BEFORE ITSCHEDULED TO BEGIN MAY 18TH.HARROUFF IS CHARGED WITHKILLING MICHELLE MISHCON ANDJOHN STEVENS AT THEIR HOME INTEQUESTA, IN AUGUST 2016ACCORDING TO THE POLICEREPORT, HARROUFF WAS FOUND ATTHE SCENE BITING THE FACEONE OF THE MURDER VICTIMS. THESTATE PSYCHIATRIST SAYSHARROUFF WAS LEGALLYINSANE&.UNABLE TO DISTINGUISHRIGHT FROM WRONG&.AND FELTLIKE HE WAS HALF DOG AND HALFPERSON SHORTLY BEFORE THEATTACKS.

DEFENSE LAWYERS CLAIMPROSECUTORS WANT ANOTHERPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST BECAUSE THESTATE DIDNOF THE OTHER EXAMS.THE JUDGE IS EXPECTED TODECIDE IF HARROUFF GETSANOTHER EXAM LATER THIS MONTHAND AGAIN TOLD THE COURT, THEMAY 18TH TRIAL DATE IS LIKELYTO BE PUSHED BACK.

DAVEBOHMAN, W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNELA FIRST GRADE TEACHER ACCUSE

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