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LOUISVILLE, Ky. An attorney is requesting a mental health evaluation for a Kentucky mother charged with murder in the death of her 10-year-old son whose body was found in the trunk of her car last month.
The attorney for Kaitlin R. Higgins, 28, asked a judge Tuesday to order a mental health evaluation to determine whether the defendant was competent to stand trial, The Courier-Journal reported. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry is set to consider the motion next week, according to court records.
Louisville police were sent to Higgins home in late April after a caller reported seeing her with a gun and a dead boy wrapped in a blanket, according to an arrest report obtained by news outlets.
Lawyer for mom jailed in son s slaying requests mental check
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Louisvile mother who allegedly shot and killed her 10-year-old son last month before placing his body in the trunk of her car is in need of a mental health evaluation, her attorney argued Tuesday in a court filing.
Kaitlyn R. Higgins, 28, was charged last month with murder (domestic violence) and tampering with physical evidence after police said she admitted to trying to cut out the tongue of her son, Kyon Higgins Jr., before shooting him the night of April 20.
Higgins, also referred to in court records as Kaitlyn Bartram, has since been indicted on those charges and an additional count of first-degree criminal abuse. She remains held in Louisville Metro Corrections on a $500,000 bond.