Judge Orders Forced Feeding of Man Accused in 2-Troop National Guard Shooting
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 31
Judge Orders Forced Feeding of Man Accused in 2-Troop National Guard Shooting
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 31
Summary
Rahmanullah Lakanwal is being force-fed after a judge approved the measure to keep the accused D.C. National Guard shooter alive to stand trial.
July hospitalization followed his refusal of both food and water, and court records indicate his condition has worsened in recent days, though no detailed medical update was released.
Lakanwal is charged in last fall’s shooting of 2 National Guard troops in Washington, an attack that killed 1 of them.
The order marks an extraordinary intervention by authorities as the criminal case moves forward and officials seek to preserve his ability to face prosecution.