PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County woman who is accused of brutally attacking a Pike County woman back in December has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination.

Angel Joy Hunt, 29, of Wharncliffe, is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree strangulation, third-degree arson and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.

The investigation began when a woman was found lying on a bench outside of a burning house at Freeburn. The woman had multiple cuts, bruises and burns, and police say her eyes were swollen shut and she was bleeding from her ears.

When the woman awoke in the hospital three days later, she was able to tell police that Hunt allegedly tied her hands behind her back, choked her with her hands and put her toes inside an Amish heater. She said Hunt also punched her, stomped on her, and broke glass across her back. She said Hunt then set a fire in the living room and left.

Hunt appeared in court last week for a hearing. On Monday, Pike Circuit Judge Eddy Coleman issued an order directing her to undergo an evaluation by the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center to determine if she is competent to stand trial. In the event she is found incompetent, the judge asks examiners to then determine if there is a substantial probability that she will become competent in the foreseeable future.

Judge Coleman also set the next hearing in the case for Oct. 7.