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Defense attorney Anthony VanNoy said Friday he asked for the continuance until mid-January for more time for reports to be complete.
A Nov. 3 docket entry by Judge Dennis Langer ruled that Helton was “presently competent to stand trial” after reviewing a psychiatric report often used in cases that don’t also include an insanity plea.
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Dayton police said Helton admitted to shooting 8-year-old daughter Khmorra and 6-year-old son Kaiden in their heads — and asking her third child to help drag their bodies outside. She was indicted on six counts of aggravated murder. No trial date has been set.
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In court documents, Dayton police wrote that Helton said she shot them to “save them from the evils of the world.”
VanNoy asked Langer to allow a psychological evaluation of Helton, whichLanger granted, according to court documents.
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Helton’s attorney wrote that his client “does not understand what she is being charged with or what acts constitute the crime. ...
“Defendant has a history of mental health issues and does not understand the consequences of her actions,’VanNoy wrote.
Helton — who police said was naked and in what neighbors said was trance-like state when police arrived just after 10 a.m. May 18 — was interviewed not long after police said passersby performed life-saving measures on the children outside the home at 3821 Lori Sue Ave.
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