Court Rules On Whether to Forcibly Medicate Accused Branford Murderer: Report

BRANFORD, CT — Dr. Lishan Wang, accused of the 2010 murder of Yale physician Dr. Vajinder Toor, can be forcibly medicated in order to stand trial, reports NBC Connecticut News.

The initial ruling by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas O'Keefe Jr., that allowed for Wang's forced medication, was essentially upheld when the United States Supreme Court recently declined to take up the appeal of the case, according to the publication.

In addition to killing Toor, Wang also allegedly failed in his attempt to kill Toor's pregnant wife. Wang's attorneys claim that their client suffers from mental illness, but that forced medication would be a violation of his constitutional rights.

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