A prominent San Mateo child psychiatrist accused of molesting dozens of young patients will be sent to a mental hospital — an ending prosecutors called a “significant disappointment.”William Ayres, 79, faced life in prison after being charged four years ago with nine counts of performing lewd acts on seven boys during counseling sessions between 1991 and 1996. Read More
A murder suspect in San Mateo County has such a long history of mental illness that it will require more public funding than usual to determine whether he’s mentally impaired.That’s the gist of the ongoing competency proceedings for accused murderer Tyler Hutchinson, the 22-year-old transient who faces the death penalty for allegedly beating to death an 88-year-old Belmont man during a residential burglary on June 2, 2009. Read More
