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Idaho judge: Mom accused in kids’ killings now fit for trial

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2020 photo, shows Chad Daybell during a court hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho. A judge says a mom accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover's wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Judge Steven Boyce issued an order on Monday, April 11, 2022, saying that Lori Vallow Daybell "is restored to competency and is fit to proceed" in the Idaho murder case. Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face between them a slew of charges in in a complicated case that involves allegations of bizarre spiritual beliefs involving "zombies" and doomsday predictions. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - Lori Vallow Daybell glances at the camera during her hearing on March 6, 2020, in Rexburg, Idaho. A judge says a mom accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover's wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Judge Steven Boyce issued an order on Monday, April 11, 2022, saying that Lori Vallow Daybell "is restored to competency and is fit to proceed" in the Idaho murder case. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)

Idaho judge: Mom accused in kids’ killings now fit for trial