Man Accused of Killing Girls Ruled Mentally Ill
From Times Wire Reports
The Oregon City murder trial of a man who allegedly killed two girls and hid their bodies in his yard was put on hold after the suspect was sent to a mental hospital.
Judge Robert Herndon ruled that Ward Weaver, 41, could not cooperate in his own defense.
Relatives of the two girls -- Ashley Pond, 12, and Miranda Gaddis, 13 -- gasped when they heard the ruling, and Ashley’s mother, Lori Pond, cried.
The girls’ bodies were found in Weaver’s backyard under a concrete slab and in a shed.
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