Trial set in NYC therapist death; man found fit

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NEW YORK (AP) — A mentally ill man twice declared too sick to be tried for the meat-cleaver killing of a psychotherapist appears headed toward trial nearly five years after her death.

David Tarloff’s lawyers said Wednesday they weren’t challenging state doctors’ June finding that their schizophrenic client’s condition has improved enough for court. A judge set a Jan. 7 trial date.

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