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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kate Brumback

Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

Campus Death Georgia - (2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution)

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

A judge in November found Jose Ibarra guilty of murder and other crimes in Riley's February 2024 killing and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ibarra is seeking a new trial, and his lawyers asked the judge to order a mental evaluation as part of that process.

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