NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – A judge is expected to decide as early as Tuesday if the suspect in a Northeast Kingdom double-murder is competent to stand trial.
Cirell Brown, 23, of Orleans, is accused of two counts of second-degree murder in the killings of Paula Broe, 61, and Steven Luisitwo, 65, in Newport in March. Police say Brown killed the family friends using a baseball bat and a knife. When police arrived at the Water Street apartment, they said they found Brown with blood on his clothing and boots saying, “Why is he not dead?”
According to court paperwork, the victims considered Brown part of the family but had growing concerns for his mental health. He received mental health treatment at a facility in Connecticut last year.