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By
Sage Cho
- April 11, 2025
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Sentencing for a man accused of a 2016 fatal stabbing was postponed to Sept. 9. The hearing was originally set for April 9, but the court will first judge whether Christopher Straham, 28, is mentally competent to understand the proceedings. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin will preside over the evaluation on Sept. 3, six days before the scheduled hearing date.
According to case files, Straham was found guilty in May 2024 of first-degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon with intent to injure, armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery in connection to the Dec. 2, 2016 murder of Andras Horvath, 73.
Charging documents state that at approximately 3:51 p.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the 3400 block of Pulaski Highway for a report of a cutting incident. Upon arrival, they located Horvath suffering from stab wounds to his torso and extremities. He was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 4:37 p.m.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner announced Horvath’s cause of death was homicide by stabbing.
Surveillance footage recovered from the area showed Straham throw Horvath to the ground, rob him of his personal property, and stab him. BPD broadcasted the footage with the help of social media and local outlets. Anonymous witnesses came forth to help identify Straham and later positively identified him from photographic arrays.
Straham is represented by defense attorney Romel Showell.