The father accused of nearly beating his toddler to death last month was ordered Friday to undergo treatment to restore his competency.
A recent medical evaluation found that Kyle Stephen Brian Holder has the capacity to understand court proceedings but not to aid in his defense. A Clark County Superior Court judge ordered the evaluation last week after the defense and prosecution raised concerns over Holder’s mental state.
Competency in the court system only addresses whether a defendant is able to assist in his defense, and doesn’t address all of a defendant’s potential mental health issues.
Holder, 32, will now undergo a 90-day restoration process before his case continues. His next court date is Sept. 28.
He faces attempted first-degree domestic violence murder stemming from the attack on his 2-year-old daughter, Trinity Compani-Holder. The girl’s family said earlier this week that she is now awake but still in critical condition at a Portland hospital.
On June 28, Trinity and her mother, Barbara Keller, were sleeping in their room at the Sunnyside Motel, a residential motel at 12200 N.E. Highway 99, when Kyle Holder walked in, grabbed the girl, and threw her out an open window onto a concrete walkway, according to a probable cause affidavit. He then walked outside and continued the assault, the affidavit said.
A man in a neighboring room stopped the attack by hitting Holder with a baseball bat.
Holder allegedly said he didn’t want to kill the girl, but believed he must. “I had to hold my daughter and crush her head so she could go up to the sky,” he allegedly told law enforcement officers.
