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Man charged in random Stuart stabbing found incompetent to stand trial after dog-walker attack<\/p>\n

\"DefaultSTUART, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

The documents show that 25-year-old Kersten Francilus has been ordered to a state hospital. <\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Deputies said the attack appeared to be random. <\/p>\n

The victim died at the hospital.<\/p>\n

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