Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Competency ruling delayed in Bryant case
Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon, who is handling the case of the two boys accused of beating to death an 8-year-old Northside girl, has ordered opposing sides to return to court Sept.20.
On Monday Judge Hendon determined that Takeya's 11-year-old brother was competent to stand trial. But the judge withheld ruling on the second suspect, the girl's 13-year-old cousin.
The 13-year-old boy had been babysitting Takeya and her three siblings at the time of the girl's death Aug.15.