The Quebec Crown says its expert has concluded that the man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the bus he was driving crashed into a daycare should be found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.
Prosecutor Karine Dalphond told a judge Friday that the Crown and defence will now present the facts of the case jointly when Pierre Ny St-Amand’s murder trial proceeds.
The development means that instead of the jury trial scheduled to start in April, the evidence will be heard by a judge alone, who will make the final decision on Ny St-Amand’s criminal responsibility.
Dalphond said two psychiatrists have examined Ny St-Amand, and both reached the conclusion that he should be found not criminally responsible.
The trial is set to begin April 7 and will include a detailed recounting of the facts and evidence from both experts.