A judge canceled trial dates planned for a woman accused of stabbing a 75-year-old Manchester man to death in March 2024 after her lawyers requested another competency hearing .

Carrie Drake, 56, faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly recklessly causing the death of Vernon Hayford by stabbing him inside his apartment on Chestnut Street. She is also charged with being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.

Judge David Anderson found Drake competent to stand trial July 8 and ordered her to be transferred to the state’s secure psychiatric unit at the state prison to receive a higher level of care.

On Tuesday, Drake failed to appear for a scheduled motion hearing. The docket indicated she is being held at the Valley Street Jail.

A status conference has

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