Former UC Davis Student Deemed Competent for Trial in Stabbing Case

Carlos Reales Dominguez, expelled for academic reasons, is charged with the fatal stabbings of a homeless man and a fellow student.

Carlos Reales Dominguez, a former UC Davis student, has been found competent to stand trial for the stabbing deaths of two people and injuring another.
Dominguez was expelled from UC Davis for academic reasons on April 25, and the stabbings near campus began shortly after.
The victims include a 50-year-old homeless man and a 20-year-old UC Davis student; a homeless woman survived the attack.
The case was put on hold in August after Dominguez was deemed mentally incapable of participating in criminal proceedings, but a recent report declared him competent.
Dominguez will return to court on January 5, and criminal proceedings will be reinstated if there is no challenge to his mental state.