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Alleged spree killer back in Fredericton court after psychiatric assessment

Matthew Raymond, charged with four counts of first degree murder, is taken from provincial court in Fredericton on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to return to court Friday following a 60-day psychiatric assessment.

The assessment was ordered to determine if Matthew Raymond can be found criminally responsible for the crimes he has been accused of.

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He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Fredericton police constables Sara Burns and Robb Costello, and civilians Donnie Robichaud and Bobbie Lee Wright.

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Raymond, who is in his late 40s, was previously found fit to stand trial after a shorter assessment, although details of the arguments seeking the assessments are under a publication ban.

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He is alleged to have fired from his apartment window with a long gun, killing the two civilians as they loaded a car for a trip on Aug. 10, and the two police officers as they responded to the scene.

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Raymond has previously told a judge there is evidence that would allow him to be “exonerated” immediately because of temporary insanity.

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