The man accused in the brutal beheading of a young mother in San Carlos with a samurai sword last year appeared in court Thursday and entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea, according to his attorney.
appeared in court Thursday and entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea, according to his attorney.
The suspect was once romantically involved with the victim and is the father of her youngest child. Castro had a restraining order against him. Cummings noted that Solano Landaeta was assigned two doctors, a psychologist and a psychiatrist, on Thursday after the insanity plea. He also said that they had objected to the psychologist who had done the earlier evaluation due to the defendant not being comfortable with the doctor who evaluated him and that Solano Landaeta remained completely mute for two and a half months after the homicide. Cummings said that his client has become more communicative with changes to his diet.
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