The school caretaker charged with the murder of British schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August was today declared fit to stand trial.
Mr Ian Huntley (28) was remanded in custody until November 15th after the high court in Peterborough heard a pyschiatrist's report that he was not suffering any mental illness.
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Mr Ian Huntley, who was
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Prosecutor Mr Karim Khalil read to the court the conclusions of a report from Dr Christopher Clark, a consultant forensic psychiatrist who has been assessing Mr Huntley at Rampton high security hospital in Nottinghamshire.
He said the accused was "not suffering from any form of major mental illness" and there was "no evidence that he has been suffering from a significant mood disorder".
Mr Huntley, wearing a white shirt and grey tie, sat shaking as the decision was announced.
Mr Huntley and companion Ms Maxine Carr were arrested hours before the bodies of Holly and Jessica were found on August 17th in woods outside a US air base, 13 days after they disappeared in their nearby hometown of Soham.
AFP