The Milford high school student accused of stabbing and killing a classmate last April is in the final stages of a psychological evaluation, attorneys said during court proceedings Friday.
Christopher Plaskon, 17, is facing murder charges in the stabbing death of Maren Sanchez, 16, inside Jonathan Law High School. Sanchez's death was ruled a homicide and a medical examiner said she died of stab wounds to the neck and chest.
Sanchez died hours before the school prom, and students have speculated that Plaskon stabbed her because she refused to go as his date. Police said he was spotted moments after the stabbing with blood on his clothes and hands.
Plaskon is being tried as an adult and has pleaded not guilty. He waived a trial by jury and instead will go before a three-judge panel.
He's being held at the Manson Youth Training Institute in Cheshire, a correctional facility for boys and young men ages 12 to 19.
