FDL reservation homicide suspect ruled competent

After undergoing a second mental health evaluation, a woman charged with a fatal stabbing on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation has been deemed competent to stand trial.

Lydia Marie Barney’s case had been in flux since December when her attorney asked for an evaluation, citing erratic behavior at the St. Louis County Jail.

Barney, 21, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her aunt, 31-year-old Waubunoquay Dawn Randall, on Oct. 19 in Stoney Brook Township.

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