Lawyers for Phillip Chism will be before a judge Thursday.

They will appear for a status hearing.

Chism is accused of attacking a worker at a facility in Dorchester.

The alleged assault came after Chism murdered his Danvers teacher, Colleen Ritzer in 2013.

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