Judge orders mental competence evaluation for Milpitas woman charged with two murders

The criminal prosecution is on hold pending a medical determination of whether the defendant is mentally competent to understand the proceedings against her.

• •Anila Baby, 32, is charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of two women in the South Bay.
• •The victims are 39-year-old Ann Mathew of San Jose and 35-year-old Anjana Hari of Milpitas.
• •The two homicides occurred within hours of each other on Aug. 28.
• •Judge Meghan Piano suspended criminal court proceedings after the defense raised doubts about the defendant's mental competence.
• •Medical doctors have been appointed to examine Baby's mental state.
• •Anjana Hari was struck and killed by a blue Toyota Highlander SUV at the Mill Creek Apartments complex in Milpitas just before noon on Aug. 28.
• •Witnesses stated that Hari appeared friendly with the driver and walked in front of the vehicle before it suddenly accelerated.
• •About two hours after the first incident, police found Ann Mathew deceased from stab wounds at a residence on Linda Vista Street in San Jose.
• •Detectives located Baby sitting in a damaged SUV with blood covering her arms and legs less than a mile from the Milpitas apartment complex.
• •Police reports noted that Baby appeared incoherent and was unable to answer questions when contacted by detectives.
• •Baby is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 18 for attorneys to submit the doctors' reports and conclusions.