Posted at 12:27 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2003
Ka'u father ruled fit for murder trial
By Kevin Dayton
Advertiser Big Island Bureau
Fathke, 44, is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of his daughter, Kelsie, on April 20.
He is also accused of attempted murder and terroristic threatening for allegedly attacking a 16-year boy who was staying at Becky’s Bed & Breakfast in Na'alehu at the time of the shooting. Fathke ran the bed-and-breakfast from his home.
Deputy public defender Michael Ebesugawa told District Court Judge Matthew S.K. Pyun Jr. this morning he would not contest the finding of a three-member panel of experts who interviewed Fathke to determine his mental state.
Pyun set a preliminary hearing date for Nov. 13.
