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April 2013

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Former Morgan State Student Found Not Criminally Responsible for Campus Assault, Cannibalism

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Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives have charged Alexander Kinyua, age 21, of 535 Terrapin Terrace in Joppatowne, with 1st degree murder, 1st degree assault and 2nd degree assault. Kinyua is jailed at the Harford County Detention Center awaiting an initial appearance before the District Court commissioner.

A prosecutor in Harford County, MD today said that former Morgan State University student Alexander Kinyua will likely not have to stand trial for the murder and cannibalism of his former housemate. Citing a lack of evidence, Joseph Cassilly says Kinyua will likely remain committed in a state mental hospital without charges for that murder, pending a judge hearing recommendations from psychiatric physicians overseeing his treatment. From the Baltimore Sun:

Cassilly said he’s seen psychiatric reports from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in both the assault and murder cases and has had an independent expert review Kinyua’s mental state. He said Wednesday that “we have basically the same diagnosis” as the first report.

“To dispute the Perkins findings, I need some sort of evidence,” he said. “I don’t have any opinion that would dispute their findings.”

Kinyua was also found not criminally responsible for an attempted murder on the Morgan campus in the hours after the university’s commencement ceremony last May.

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December 2012

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August 2012

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Former Morgan Student Charged in Cannibalism Case Found Unfit to Stand Trial

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Former Morgan State University student Alexander Kinyua has been found unfit to stand trial in the murder and cannibalism of another former MSU student. Clifton T. Perkins Hospital last week informed Harford County officials that Kinyua, who faces murder charges connected to the cannibalism incident and attempted murder in an on-campus attack from May, was incompetent an unable to contribute to his own defense.

“In some instances it’s simply a knowledge deficit about how court works,” Helsel said. “More commonly, the issue is that the persons may be having difficult with distinguishing fantasy from reality, or may have delusional thoughts about what the judge’s role is or who the judge is. We treat the underlying illness that is causing them to have distorted beliefs.”

Hospital officials tell the Baltimore Sun he is likely to receive forcible psychiatric treatment until he can competently stand trial.

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June 2012

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Suspected Cannibal Moved to Mental Hospital, Lawyers Request Competency Examination

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Alexander Kinyua, a former Morgan State University student facing aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from two separate attacks last month, is being held at a state mental hospital outside of Baltimore City at the request of his attorney.

Kinyua’s attorneys are seeking tests for competency in the high-profile case, which attracted national attention when Kinyua confessed to eating the internal organs of Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie.

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June 2012

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Morgan State President David Wilson Issues Statement on Murder, Cannibalism Charges Against Former Student

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Morgan State University President David Wilson today released a statement addressing the murder and cannibalism charges facing former student Alexander Kinyua. The statement comes one day after making his first public comments on the issue during the MSU Board of Regents’ retreat.

First, let me express on behalf of Morgan State University, my deepest condolences to the families that have been impacted by this unfortunate situation.  Secondly on the advice of counsel, we cannot discuss the specifics of this case; however, I want to make the Morgan community and the larger community aware of the following:

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May 2012

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May 2012

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Morgan State Student Charged With Murder, Dismemberment of Missing Man

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Courtesy: Harford County Sheriff's Office

The Baltimore Sun today reports that Morgan State University student Alex Kinyua was yesterday arrested and charged with the murder and dismemberment of Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei- Kodie, a missing Harford County, MD man with whom Kinyua shared a residence.

Court records on the state’s Judiciary Case Search web site confirm the charges, and show Kinyua, who appears to have no prior record, was able to post bond on May 23rd and was released. Kinyua’s address is listed in the 500 block of Terrapin Terrace in Joppa, the same listed as the address for the slaying victim, Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei- Kodie.

The connection between the two men was not known Wednesday night. Late Wednesday, a man who answered a phone at the number listed told The Sun’s Kevin Rector that his parents, Antony and Beatrice Kinyua, were “resting,” and that the family did not wish to speak to the media without an attorney present. (Baltimore Sun)

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