Miranda Kerr intruder fit to stand trial
Los Angeles: Australian boxer Shaun Haywood, accused of the attempted murder of a security guard outside model Miranda Kerr's Malibu home, has finally been cleared to stand trial in Los Angeles.
Haywood has been locked up in the California jail system for almost two years.
At numerous court proceedings doubts remained whether Haywood, 31, who allegedly went to Kerr's home to give her a letter, was mentally fit to be prosecuted.
A shackled Haywood, dressed in a gold LA County Jail jumpsuit, appeared briefly in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday.
Judge Susan Speer, after receiving an update on Haywood's mental condition, concluded he could stand trial and set a pre-trial hearing on September 26.
Haywood, from the NSW Central Coast, allegedly went to Kerr's Malibu home on October 14, 2016, to deliver her the letter and became involved in a confrontation with the security guard.
Hayward allegedly grabbed the security guard's knife and slashed the guard in the face.
Prosecutors said the guard responded by shooting Hayward.
Kerr and her young son Flynn, who have since moved out of the house, were not home at the time.
Hayward has entered not guilty pleas to charges of attempted wilful, deliberate and premeditated murder; aggravated mayhem; and assault with a deadly weapon, a knife.
AAP