The Preliminary Hearing Setting for the case of a former Monache student accused of stabbing a 15-year-old female student on the Monache campus in May has been delayed again.

The Preliminary Hearing Setting for Noah Serrate that was scheduled to be held on Monday has now been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. December 3 in Department 21 of Porterville's South County Justice Center. The Preliminary Hearing Setting will held to schedule a preliminary hearing for the case.

Serrate faces multiple serious charges stemming from the attack, including attempted murder with willful, deliberate, and premeditated intent, a felony charge that suggests prosecutors believe the act was planned. In addition to that, he has been charged with felony aggravated mayhem, a rare and severe charge used in cases where a

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