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| Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic killer unfit for trial | Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic killer unfit for trial |
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| A man who confessed to killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last year has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. | A man who confessed to killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last year has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. |
| Robert Dear will be treated at a state psychiatric hospital and may eventually be tried if his mental health improves. | Robert Dear will be treated at a state psychiatric hospital and may eventually be tried if his mental health improves. |
| On 27 November, Mr Dear, 57, opened fire at the clinic in Colorado Springs. Nine people were also wounded. | |
| In a previous court appearance, Mr Dear called himself a "warrior for the babies" and made repeated outbursts. | In a previous court appearance, Mr Dear called himself a "warrior for the babies" and made repeated outbursts. |
| On Wednesday, Mr Dear called the judge a "filthy animal" as he was led out of the courtroom. | On Wednesday, Mr Dear called the judge a "filthy animal" as he was led out of the courtroom. |
| Experts testified that he was not capable of understanding the court proceedings or able to assist in his defence. | Experts testified that he was not capable of understanding the court proceedings or able to assist in his defence. |
| Mr Dear could still face the death penalty if he is convicted. | |
| Those who knew Mr Dear before the shooting described him as having a violent temper, anti-government sentiments and longstanding disdain for abortion providers. | |
| He told police he idolized Paul Hill, an anti-abortion activist who killed a Florida doctor more than two decades ago. | |
| He had recently moved to a remote part of Colorado after spending years living in North and South Carolina. |