Stabbing Suspect in Ex-Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan’s Near-Fatal Attack Faces December Competency Review

FALL RIVER – Corree K. Gonzales, the man accused of brutally stabbing former mayor Will Flanagan last month, did not appear at a status hearing in Fall River District Court on Monday but was given a new court date of Dec. 4 for a competency hearing, according to his attorney, James Vital.

Gonzales, 31, in an earlier hearing, was ordered by a judge to undergo a 20-day mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital to assess his competency to stand trial.

During a brief hearing, Vita indicated that Gonzales was in lock-up and requested that he be sent back to Bridgewater, but it was not immediately clear where he was transported…

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