Teen “prom killer” Chris Plaskon faced a judge for the first time Friday in court — where his lawyer revealed he’s showing “signs of psychosis.”
Sporting a blue hoodie, bloodshot eyes and no shoes, Plaskon, 16, showed no emotion as his lawyer, Richard Meehan, told the court in Milford, Conn., he is mentally ill, the Hartford Courant reported.
“I do believe he is sick . . . He’s exhibiting signs of active psychosis,” Meehan said.
Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti placed him on “one-to-one” suicide watch at Manson Youth Institution psychiatric ward in Cheshire, the paper reported.
He is taking medication and being monitored at all times at the facility, according to his lawyer.
But despite his “sickness,” he is lucid enough to stand trial, the lawyer said.
“He certainly understands that he is charged with murder,” Meehan said.
His bail was set at $3 million and a hearing was set for June 4.
Plaskon is accused of fatally stabbing Maren Sanchez, 16, with a kitchen knife in a hallway at Jonathan Law HS in Milford on April 29.
He allegedly threw the popular student — a musician who loved photography — down a set of stairs before stabbing her multiple times in the neck and chest, cops said.
The troubled teen was “obsessed” with Sanchez and may have snapped after she refused to be his prom date — then agreed to go with another boy, according to Sanchez’s friends.
He was covered in blood when teachers found him, cops said. A bloody knife was later recovered nearby.
At the hearing Friday, Plaskon didn’t say a word. He stood flanked by two attorneys.
He didn’t enter a plea — but has allegedly already confessed, telling a school resource officer, “I did it; just arrest me” shortly after the murder, cops claim.
In court, Plaskon’s uncle, Paul Healy, said that the teen’s family is devastated.
“[They are] in seclusion. All their hearts are broken,” said Healy, who said he is the troubled teen’s legal guardian.
His parents did not show up to court.
Sanchez’s parents weren’t there, either — they were saying last goodbyes to their daughter.
A private burial for the teen was held on Friday morning at the Cody-White Funeral Home in Milford.
Plaskon, who turns 17 at the end of May, will be tried as an adult.
He was a no-show at his arraignment on Monday.
He faces up to 60 years in prison, and the minimum sentence is 25 years.