Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The man accused of killing Pinky the pink flamingo at Busch Gardens last summer will be evaluated by doctors to determine his mental competency to stand trial.
A judge on Wednesday approved a request from 45-year-old Joseph Corrao's lawyer to receive the evaluation.
The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/2jw86SO ) reports that Corrao's lawyer believes his client is mentally ill and not competent to stand trial.
Corrao faces a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals. Police reports show that when he was visiting Busch Gardens with his family on Aug. 2, he reached into an animal pen, grabbed Pinky and slammed her to the ground. She was later euthanized.
Corrao didn't attend Wednesday's hearing. The next hearing is set for Feb. 17.
___
Information from: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.), http://www.tampabay.com.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
