DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz approved a transfer of a homicide defendant to St. Elizabeth’s Psychiatric Hospital on Feb. 26.
Christopher Holness, 31, is charged with fatally stabbing his grandmother, Sandra Mundle, 83. The stabbing occurred on the 1300 block of Missouri Ave., NW, on Jan. 17.
According to court documents, while escorting Holness to the hospital officers observed him making statements such as “She had to die,” and “She was a sacrifice.”
During the mental observation hearing, it was revealed that staff at the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) were unable to conduct a proper evaluation of Holness due to his mental state. Parties agreed to transfer Holness to St. Elizabeth’s hospital for a full competency evaluation.
Holness is scheduled for mental observation return on April 4.
