Jaycee Dugard kidnap suspect 'not fit for trial', claims lawyer
The US man charged with kidnapping and raping long-time captive Jaycee Dugard has "a serious mental illness" and "may not be competent to be a defendant", his defence lawyer said in court papers.
Susan Gellman, a deputy public defender in El Dorado County, California, offered the blunt assessment of Phillip Garrido's fitness to stand trial while disputing assertions by prosecutors that he should be prohibited from trying to contact Ms Dugard because Garrido is using her to manipulate Ms Dugard from jail.
