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The attempted murder trial for a Fort Dodge man accused of stabbing a 71-year-old woman in October 2020 has been suspended pending the results of a competency evaluation.
Reino Valentino Bodady, 37, was set to go to trial today in Webster County District Court. He was charged with attempted murder, a Class B felony, after police say he stabbed a female relative with a knife in the neck and abdomen in the early hours of Oct. 26.
However, during the final pretrial hearing on Monday afternoon, Bodady’s defense attorney, Judd Parker, said that after meeting with his client several times over the weekend, he was concerned that Bodady “is not appreciating the proceedings or able to effectively assist in his defense.”
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