MONSEY, New York (WABC) -- A Rockland County judge has ruled that the man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey is not mentally fit to stand trial.
The judge ruled on Monday, that 37-year-old Grafton Thomas should be committed to a treatment facility for up to four months to see if his mental state improves enough to go on trial.
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The ruling only applies to Thomas' trial for federal hate crimes.
Thomas has also been indicted on state charges that include attempted murder.
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A rabbi who was stabbed during the machete attack in Monsey last December, died three months later from his injuries.
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