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Man accused of attempting to kill three doctors

Original post made on Jul 26, 2017

A Visalia man, accused of plotting to kill three doctors (including a resident of Menlo Park) for treatments he claims harmed him, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three counts of premeditated attempted murder.


Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 6:34 PM

Comments (3)

Posted by Neil
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jul 26, 2017 at 2:09 pm

Thank goodness he was stopped before he killed those people. I wonder why he thought the doctors were harming him? Are there, perhaps, some cancerous lesions in his brain? Too often the medical profession does a poor of at explaining what's happening and I do think that there is at times, a perceived lack of empathy for the patient. Doctors can't always relate to someone from a different culture and, thus, misunderstanding can happen. I hope Mr. Chen is treated with kindness in his last days.


Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 26, 2017 at 2:25 pm

I'm sure the pain and drugs from all his surgeries has affected his ability to think clearly. If this case reaches trial before he passes away, I would support a temporary insanity judgement if I was on the jury.


Posted by reviewer
a resident of Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch
on Jul 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm

>>Too often the medical profession does a poor of at explaining what's happening

Indeed. They often do a poor of at.


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