The Los Angeles druggie accused of murdering “American Idol” government Robin Kaye and her husband inside their ritzy Los Angeles mansion has reportedly been discovered incompetent to face trial for the vicious slaughter.
Raymond Boodarian, 22, will now be transferred to a California state hospital and positioned on involuntary psychotropic remedy to revive his competency, Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom Decide Maria Cavalluzzi dominated Thursday, in line with Rolling Stone.
“The court docket finds the defendant just isn’t presently competent to face trial,” Cavalluzzi stated of Boodarian, a recognized heavy drug person with a historical past of psychological sickness and a number of prior arrests, who was charged with two counts of homicide for taking pictures Kaye and Thomas DeLuca, each 70, lifeless execution-style in July.
“The court docket additionally finds it’s medically applicable to deal with [Boodarian’s] psychiatric situation with psychotropic remedy as a result of this remedy is more likely to be efficient.”
The decide signed an order allowing the state to manage the remedy “involuntarily,” noting that with out it, the accused killer was more likely to undergo critical hurt to his bodily and psychological well being.
His particular psychiatric prognosis was not disclosed.
“The defendant lacks the capability to make choices relating to psychotropic remedy,” Cavalluzzi added, the outlet reported.
“Restoration is within the curiosity of justice as a result of it is a murder case.”
Police alleged Boodarian broke into the $4.5 million Encino mansion of Kaye, an award-winning music supervisor for the hit competitors present, and DeLuca, then shot them lifeless with their very own gun once they returned residence from grocery buying on July 10.
The couple each died from a number of gunshot wounds, however their lifeless our bodies weren’t discovered till days later when police carried out a welfare examine.
A neighbor initially contacted the police after seeing the suspect hop the couple’s fence round 4 p.m. the day they have been killed.
Nonetheless, when officers arrived, they discovered nothing out of the unusual, even after flying a helicopter over the lavish property and investigating exterior.
4 days later, officers discovered the married duo lifeless inside their residence.
Boodarian was arrested the next day and charged with two counts of homicide.
Fingerprints from his prior arrests helped establish him as a suspect within the grisly double homicide.
Boodarain has no less than three prior arrests to his identify throughout late 2023 and early 2024, with expenses starting from battery to creating threats with a weapon.
Boodarian was additionally launched the identical day after no less than two of these arrests, court docket data present.
He has remained in custody with out bail whereas present process the continued psychological analysis.
Boodarian is due again in court docket for a follow-up listening to on Dec. 19, in line with the outlet.
