Hong Kong double murder suspect Rurik Jutting to undergo psychiatric assessment
British banker suspected of killing two young women in his Wan Chai flat refuses to take part in reconstruction of the crime, court told
A British banker accused of murdering two women in his Wan Chai home is to undergo psychiatric assessment, according to a court order yesterday.
Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai sought two psychiatric reports on Rurik Jutting, 29, to determine whether he was fit to enter a plea.
"You should give full instructions to your lawyer," she told Jutting in Eastern Court.
The magistrate adjourned the case to November 24.
Jutting is accused of murdering Sumarti Ningsih, 25, and an unnamed woman. He was arrested on November 1 following the discovery of the corpses in his flat at J Residence on Johnston Road.
Wearing glasses and a black T-shirt, he was represented yesterday by solicitor Michael Vidler and barrister Timothy Parker.
The defendant was not asked to enter a plea.