Estranged wife of famed pianist deemed unfit for Texas trial
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November 3, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities have determined that the estranged wife of an internationally known pianist is incompetent to stand trial in the deaths of their two young daughters.
A competency evaluation for 32-year-old Sonya Tsygankova (tsih-GAN'-koh-vah) found her unfit for trial on two counts of capital murder, and a judge Monday committed her to a mental health facility for 120 days.
Her competency will be re-evaluated again. She's pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Tsygankova is accused of suffocating her 1-year-old and 5-year-old daughters March 17 at her suburban Fort Worth...
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