The man who fled authorities last week with his six-year-old boy and was later charged in the slaying of the child’s mother remains in hospital after a suicide attempt.
A Superior Court Justice today ordered the man to undergo a psychological evaluation and put off his court appearance until next Wednesday.
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The 41-year-old suspect has been in an Ottawa hospital since Saturday and had been in a coma.
Crown prosecutor Aryanne Guerin says she was told the suspect has started to move his hands and feet and had opened his eyes.
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The suspect was arrested Friday by Ontario provincial police and his son was located in a stolen vehicle in eastern Ontario.
Quebec police issued an Amber Alert for the boy after they discovered the body of the child’s mother last Thursday night in Saint-Eustache, Que.