(WJW) – A woman accused of randomly attacking and killing a toddler outside of a local Giant Eagle this summer appeared in court Tuesday morning.
The hearing in front of Judge John Russo came just about a week after the FOX 8 I-TEAM reported that Bionca Ellis was ruled incompetent to stand trial.
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In June, police arrested Ellis for attacking 3-year-old Julian Wood and his mother outside a grocery store in North Olmsted. Police said Ellis stabbed the child to death.
A recent Cuyahoga County Court docket shows that Ellis was referred to North Coast Behavioral Health for a 20-day evaluation and ordered to stay in the mental health facility.
In court on Tuesday, the judge ruled that Ellis continue treatment at North Coast Behavioral Health. It was ordered that if she does not voluntarily take her medications at the facility, she will be forced.
Ellis was permitted to appear for the hearing via Zoom.
The I-Team reports that courts provide time for suspects ruled incompetent to undergo treatment toward becoming fit to stand trial.