The Las Vegas woman accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old girl she was hired to care for appeared in court this week, where a judge ordered a mental health evaluation to determine if she is competent to stand trial.
Marketta Phillips, who remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center, is charged with the murder of Journei Ross—the daughter of her on-again, off-again boyfriend.
Journei was found stabbed to death in her father’s apartment in March. Her father, Jeremy Ross, now wears a bracelet containing her ashes—one of the few tangible memories he has left of his little girl…