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Rurik Jutting found fit to stand trial for HK murders | Rurik Jutting found fit to stand trial for HK murders |
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A British man charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong has been ruled fit to stand trial by a court. | A British man charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong has been ruled fit to stand trial by a court. |
Rurik Jutting, a 29-year-old banker, was remanded in custody in Hong Kong earlier this month and referred for psychiatric test. | Rurik Jutting, a 29-year-old banker, was remanded in custody in Hong Kong earlier this month and referred for psychiatric test. |
He is accused of killing Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasi, who were found dead in his flat on 1 November. | He is accused of killing Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasi, who were found dead in his flat on 1 November. |
The two Indonesian women were in Hong Kong as domestic workers but were working illegally in the sex trade. | The two Indonesian women were in Hong Kong as domestic workers but were working illegally in the sex trade. |
Judge Bina Chainrai ruled that Mr Jutting was mentally fit to stand trial after spending two weeks having tests in a secure psychiatric centre, the AFP news agency said. | |
The case was adjourned until 6 July 2015, at the request of the prosecution who argued that several months were needed to forensically examine the evidence. | |
On 3 November, police charged Mr Jutting with the murders which appear to have happened a few days apart. | |
Ms Mujiasi had knife wounds to her neck and buttock. She was found naked in the living room. | |
Ms Ningsih's body was found a few hours later decomposing in a suitcase on the balcony. She had sustained neck injuries and police believe she was killed on 27 October. | |
Mr Jutting, who is a Cambridge University graduate was working in Hong Kong as a securities trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch until just before the murders. |