Ng Defense Wins Own Study of Evidence
The defense for Charles Ng won a motion Friday to independently examine evidence to be presented by the prosecution, including human remains that include “burnt and fragmented” bones, teeth and other tissues, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, attorneys on both sides are preparing to return to Orange County Superior Court on Monday for a hearing to determine whether the accused mass-murderer is mentally competent to stand trial, the latest chapter in a case that’s expected to be among the lengthiest and costliest in California history.
Canadian authorities arrested Ng in 1985 in connection to a dozen killings committed in Calaveras County. He fought extradition for six years until Canada’s Supreme Court sent him back to California. Ng, a former Marine, has filed numerous motions against his attorneys and at one point demanded to represent himself. He is now fighting to replace his lead attorney, Deputy Public Defender William G. Kelley, with a San Francisco attorney.
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