Woman accused of homicide, dismemberment ruled fit for trial
A 25-year-old woman accused of killing and dismembering a man in Wisconsin has been ruled competent to stand trial
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A woman accused of killing and dismembering a man in Wisconsin is competent to stand trial, a court ruled Friday.
Judge Thomas Walsh issued the ruling and set a July 21 start date for Taylor Schabusiness' trial in Brown County Circuit Court, WLUK-TV reported.
Schabusiness, 25, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and third-degree sexual assault in the killing of Shad Thyrion, 25, in February 2022.
Authorities say she strangled Thyrion at a home in Green Bay, sexually abused him and dismembered his body, leaving parts of him throughout the house and in a vehicle.
Schabusiness has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. She is being held on a $2 million cash bond.
A competency report commissioned by prosecutors that was completed last fall deemed Schabusiness fit for trial.
In February, she attacked her attorney during a hearing moments after Walsh agreed to her lawyer's request for an additional two weeks for a defense expert to review her competency.
A deputy wrestled Schabusiness to the floor of the courtroom, which was then cleared before the hearing resumed.
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