{"id":200635,"date":"2015-04-30T23:35:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T13:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=200635"},"modified":"2015-04-30T23:35:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T13:35:20","slug":"judge-oks-psychiatric-evaluation-for-mathewson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/judge-oks-psychiatric-evaluation-for-mathewson\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge OKs psychiatric evaluation for Mathewson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho granted yesterday the request of assistant public defender Michael Sato to appoint a psychiatrist who will examine his client, William Kapono Mathewson, a 36-year-old man charged with beating and stabbing Dr. Fran\u00e7ois Claassens with a fishing spear in the neck.<\/p>\n

Camacho approved a $1,500 cap for the expense.<\/p>\n

Assistant attorney general Barbara Cepeda, counsel for the government, did not oppose Sato\u2019s request.
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William Kapono Mathewson walks with a court marshal on the way to the courtroom of Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho for a hearing yesterday afternoon on his counsel\u2019s request to appoint a psychiatrist to examine him. Mathewson is facing charges for beating and stabbing Dr. Francois Claassens with a fishing spear in the neck. (Ferdie de la Torre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSato mentioned they are looking at a Hawaii psychiatrist to evaluate Mathewson and prepare a report.<\/p>\n

The judge suggested using Skype for at least the initial evaluation to save time and expenses.<\/p>\n

Camacho set a status conference for June 10 at 9am.<\/p>\n

In asking for the appointment of a psychiatrist, Sato disclosed that Mathewson will rely on the defense of insanity at the time when he committed the alleged crime.<\/p>\n

Sato said a psychiatrist is needed to determine whether his client was suffering from a mental illness at the time of the offense.<\/p>\n

Mathewson, a farmer\/fisherman, allegedly stabbed the 60-year-old Claassens in the neck with a fishing spear and clubbed him on the head with a big pot and chain.<\/p>\n

The brutal attack happened in the backyard of the doctor\u2019s house in Teneto Village on Rota last April 4. Mathewson\u2019s house is located near the doctor\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n

Claassens is now slowly recovering from his injuries. There are plans to move him to Hawaii for further rehabilitation. Mathewson\u2019s family is in Hawaii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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