Attorneys seek mental health exam for man charged with killing 2 sisters

Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing his two sisters to death in Streamwood, Illinois, are asking for a mental health exam to determine if he’s mentally fit to stand trial.

Jalonie Jenkins, 25, was arrested last month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his sisters, 21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Eyani Jones.

He has since been formally indicted on six counts of first-degree murder, and at an arraignment hearing on Thursday, his lawyer requested a behavioral clinical exam to determine his sanity at the time of the killings and his mental fitness to stand trial…

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