<p>A Korean man accused of fatally stabbing his Indian-origin roommate at Purdue University in the US state of Indiana has been found competent to stand trial, according to media reports.</p>.<p>Ji Min Sha, who was charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Varun Manish Chheda, of Indianapolis, in October 2022, was previously found incompetent to stand trial in April by a Tippecanoe County judge.</p>.<p>In his April order, Tippecanoe Circuit Court Judge Sean M Persin wrote that Sha has reported hallucinations and has experienced chronic psychosis and delusional thoughts while in jail.</p>.<p>According to a September 12 court filing, doctors at Logansport State Hospital found Sha competent to stand trial after months of treatment, WTHR, a television station in Indianapolis, reported.</p>.North Korea's Kim Jong Un checks out Putin's ride at Russia summit.<p>Sha "has attained the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of his defence", Logansport State Hospital Superintendent Bethany Schoenradt wrote in a letter to the judge.</p>.<p>The judge has directed the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office to transport Sha back to the county jail.</p>.<p>A status conference in the case has been scheduled for September 29.</p>.<p>Sha and Chheda lived in McCutcheon Hall on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.</p>.<p>Prosecutors allege that Sha stabbed Chheda several times in the head and neck with a folding knife that officers found on the floor near the chair where Chheda’s body was discovered.</p>.<p>Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete said Sha called police early on October 5, 2022, and told them his roommate was dead in their dorm room.</p>.<p>Officers who arrested Sha found him wearing clothes with blood on them, prosecutors have said. An autopsy found that Chheda had died of “multiple sharp-force traumatic injuries.” If convicted, Sha could face 45 to 60 years in prison, WFIU, an Indiana-based public radio station, reported.</p>
<p>A Korean man accused of fatally stabbing his Indian-origin roommate at Purdue University in the US state of Indiana has been found competent to stand trial, according to media reports.</p>.<p>Ji Min Sha, who was charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Varun Manish Chheda, of Indianapolis, in October 2022, was previously found incompetent to stand trial in April by a Tippecanoe County judge.</p>.<p>In his April order, Tippecanoe Circuit Court Judge Sean M Persin wrote that Sha has reported hallucinations and has experienced chronic psychosis and delusional thoughts while in jail.</p>.<p>According to a September 12 court filing, doctors at Logansport State Hospital found Sha competent to stand trial after months of treatment, WTHR, a television station in Indianapolis, reported.</p>.North Korea's Kim Jong Un checks out Putin's ride at Russia summit.<p>Sha "has attained the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of his defence", Logansport State Hospital Superintendent Bethany Schoenradt wrote in a letter to the judge.</p>.<p>The judge has directed the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office to transport Sha back to the county jail.</p>.<p>A status conference in the case has been scheduled for September 29.</p>.<p>Sha and Chheda lived in McCutcheon Hall on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.</p>.<p>Prosecutors allege that Sha stabbed Chheda several times in the head and neck with a folding knife that officers found on the floor near the chair where Chheda’s body was discovered.</p>.<p>Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete said Sha called police early on October 5, 2022, and told them his roommate was dead in their dorm room.</p>.<p>Officers who arrested Sha found him wearing clothes with blood on them, prosecutors have said. An autopsy found that Chheda had died of “multiple sharp-force traumatic injuries.” If convicted, Sha could face 45 to 60 years in prison, WFIU, an Indiana-based public radio station, reported.</p>