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  • Milford Stabbing Suspect Under Psych Evaluation

    Defense attorney Richard Meehan said Saturday that the 16-year-old Milford, Connecticut stabbing suspect has been committed to a mental hospital to undergo psychiatric evaluation, after murdering 16-year-old Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School Friday. The suspect will likely remain in a psych ward for two weeks, and won’t be present at an arraignment scheduled Monday before a judge in New Haven.

    Jonathan Law students have identified Sanchez’ attacker as Christopher Plaskon, who is described as an average student who had friends, and maintained no history of violence. Plaskon had developed a crush on Sanchez, who had recently begun dating another student.

    So far Plaskon has been charged as a juvenile, though there is a possibly his status will be amended to adult. There’s been speculation that Sanchez was stabbed in a Jonathan Law hallway after refusing to be the suspect’s prom date. Plaskon allegedly pushed her down a stairwell and attacked her with a kitchen knife. Milford Police Chief Keith Mello revealed that Sanchez suffered severe wounds to her head, neck and chest, and was later pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital shortly after 7:15 am. The attack occurred on the day of the Jonathan Law prom was scheduled, which was postponed.

    Roughly 200 people attended a vigil Friday night for Sanchez at Walnut Beach in Milford. Some students wore their prom dresses and tuxedos to honor Sanchez as prom queen posthumously:

    Sanchez was a popular honors student, junior class president and an athlete.

    Edward Kovac, a cousin of Sanchez, commented, “The unexpected and sudden loss of our beloved family member Maren Victoria Sanchez is both shocking and devastating. Maren should be celebrating at her prom this evening with her friends and classmates. Instead, we are mourning her death and we are trying as a community to understand this senseless loss of life.”

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  • Milford Stabbing: Girl Murdered For Rejecting Prom Invite?

    Is 16-year-old Maren Sanchez dead because she turned down a fellow junior’s prom invitation? There are early reports indicating that the teenage girl was murdered by an ex-boyfriend for this bizarre and upsetting reason.

    An unnamed 16-year-old boy is being held for her murder. The teen allegedly stabbed Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Friday. The knife used in the fatal attack is reported to have been recovered at the scene.

    Milford Police Chief Keith Mello shared with the press that Sanchez received severe wounds to the head and neck area and was later pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital just after 7:15 am.

    Only a month before her death, Sanchez had shared a photo of herself in a prom dress. Sadly, she will not get the chance to wear it to the event.

    The attack occurred on the day of the school prom, which has since been postponed.

    Investigators are looking into early reports as to a possible motive for the killing. Students and teachers apparently believe that the suspect had asked the victim to the prom and was turned down.

    Some are claiming that Sanchez’s murder was a direct response to having a prom invitation rejected.

    Though the suspect, whose identity has been withheld because of his age, was charged as a juvenile offender, it is very likely he will be tried as an adult.

    The teen suspect’s defense attorney stated that his client is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Despite being examined in a mental health facility, the teen reportedly remains in police custody.

    According to Edward Gavin, one of the suspect’s defense lawyers, he could remain at the facility for a period of about two weeks.

    The deceased Maren Sanchez was the president of the junior class, an honors student, and said to have been a popular school athlete.

    The family of the suspect reportedly expressed “heartfelt condolences” to the family of the victim according to Gavin.

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