An Etna woman charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend last week has been referred for a mental evaluation, her attorney said.

Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was “in a high state of distress,” attorney Jeff Silverstein said on a phone call Monday afternoon.

“She couldn’t focus,” Silverstein said. “She’s got some mental health difficulties, and she’s not getting her medications at the jail.”

Silverstein hopes Tasker is able to receive her proper medication before her next appearance, for which a precise date has not been scheduled. In the meantime, the court ordered Tasker to be evaluated for competency to stand trial.

Police arrested Tasker early Friday after responding to a 911 call at the home she shared with her boyfriend, 41-year-old Luke Norris. An autopsy determined that Norris died from multiple stab wounds.

Tasker has a criminal record that dates to 2011, when she was sentenced to 11 months in prison for a rollover crash that killed her then-boyfriend, according to the Maine Bureau of Identification. She was convicted and sentenced on a reckless conduct charge.

She was also found guilty of domestic violence assault and imprisoned for 30 days in 2019, according to Bureau of Identification records.