A Guilford teenager charged with stabbing a woman at random in the parking lot of a Westport beauty spa was ruled competent to stand trial during a court appearance Tuesday.
A panel including a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker found that Tibere does not show signs of psychiatric illness or cognitive deficits.
The panel concluded that “Tibere is able to understand the proceedings against him and is able to assist in his own defense.”
Tibere’s attorney, John Gulash, said outside court he did not want to address the specifics of the case.
The 33-year-old victim, a Greenwich resident, was sitting in her car prior to an appointment when someone with a knife and wearing a mask opened the door, police said. Tibere told police he waited for more than three hours in the parking lot before putting on a black mask and attacking the woman, according to an arrest affidavit.
Tibere had fled the scene by the time officers arrived, but was arrested a short distance away based on witness descriptions of his vehicle.
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Tibere has been held on $1 million bond since his arrest.