Man charged in random Stuart stabbing found incompetent to stand trial after dog-walker attack
STUART, Fla. —
A man charged with first-degree premeditated murder in a random stabbing in Stuart has been found incompetent to stand trial, according to court documents.
The documents show that 25-year-old Kersten Francilus has been ordered to a state hospital.
Francilus was charged after a stabbing in a Stuart neighborhood in April. Authorities said he stabbed a woman walking her dog more than a dozen times.
Deputies said the attack appeared to be random.
The victim died at the hospital.
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