A double-murder suspect who is refusing to eat and is possibly suicidal should be forcibly kept alive, lawyers for The City will argue Friday.The City Attorney’s Office has filed a civil court petition in the case of Hong Ri Wu, office spokesman Jack Song said Wednesday. Wu is in a jail medical unit at San Francisco General Hospital and has reportedly been surviving for more than a month on just water.
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Jail and hospital officials remain divided about how best to handle an inmate accused of murder who is refusing to eat and is possibly suicidal. At issue is whether the hospital should force-feed someone who consciously chooses not to eat.
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Sheriff Michael Hennessey is planning to seek a court order to force doctors at San Francisco General Hospital to feed a patient charged with a double murder and end his hunger strike.Hong Ri Wu, 57, who is being held in San Francisco General Hospital’s acute care facility, stopped eating three weeks ago, Hennessey said. Wu is accused of shooting and killing in January a man and woman who ran a Fisherman’s Wharf business that competed with Wu’s.
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A judge Tuesday ordered a new psychiatric evaluation for a man suspected of fatally shooting two people at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in January.Hong Ri Wu, 56, is a Fisherman's Wharf souvenir shop worker suspected of the Jan. 30 killing of a man and woman who worked at a neighboring business at 269 Jefferson St.
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A souvenir shop worker at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf who is accused of fatally shooting two employees at a neighboring business in January is asking for the second time to have a new attorney.Hong Ri Wu, 56, is suspected of shooting Feng Ping Ou, a 30-year-old woman, and Qiong Han Chu, a 30-year-old man, on the night of Jan. 30 inside the souvenir shop where they worked at 269 Jefferson St. Wu has pleaded not guilty to charges in the case.
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A San Francisco prosecutor said Wednesday that the death penalty will not be sought against a Fisherman's Wharf souvenir shop worker accused in the January killings of two employees at a neighboring business.
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A judge in San Francisco on Monday suspended criminal proceedings against a Fisherman’s Wharf souvenir shop worker accused in the January killings of two employees at a neighboring business in order to allow a psychologist to assess the defendant’s mental competency.
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The attorney for a Fisherman’s Wharf souvenir shop merchant accused of fatally gunning down two next-door rivals in January asked for criminal proceedings to be suspended Thursday, claiming her client was not mentally competent to stand trial.
Hong Ri Wu, 56, of San Francisco is facing two counts of murder for allegedly gunning down one woman, 30-year-old Feng Ping Ou, and then shooting a man, 30-year-old Qiong Han Chu, inside their shop at 269 Jefferson St. on Jan. 31.
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A souvenir shop worker at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf who is accused of murdering two workers at the business next door Sunday night is being held at San Francisco General Hospital and failed to appear in court for arraignment Tuesday.
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Murder charges have been filed in the homicide that left two Fisherman's Wharf merchants dead Sunday night.San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Tuesday that Hong Ri Wu was facing two counts of murder.
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