Not Criminally Responsible

• B.C. child-killer’s attempt to keep new identity secret draws widespread outrage

  A review hearing for Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in Merritt 16 years ago, revealed Wednesday that Schoenborn legally changed his name in February.

  Crime

  Apr 18
  
• Man found not criminally responsible in Nanaimo coffee shop killing

  James Turok was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner, who was found with a dozen stab wounds at the Buzz Coffee House.

  Crime

  Mar 27
  
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• Accused Vancouver Chinatown stabber loses ban application

  A B.C. man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was released.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2023
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• Winnipeg court deems man high-risk accused after he killed parents, stabbed former supervisor

  The designation comes after the judge found Trevor Farley not criminally responsible for the deaths of his parents and the stabbing of his former supervisor.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2023
• Judge finds Manitoba man not responsible for killing parents, attacking hospital worker

  A Winnipeg court heard Trevor Farley had been in psychosis at the time of the attacks in October 2021. A mental health review board will determine if he can be released.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
• In wake of Chinatown stabbing, victims’ families question psychiatric releases

  Rebecca Mayrhofer and other victim advocates have long sought reform of the system handling offenders deemed not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2023
• Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court that review board decision biased in de Grood case

  The lawyer representing Matthew de Grood argued the review board's decision was biased, citing what she described as political interference from Alberta's former justice minister.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2023
• Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old girl guilty of 2nd-degree murder, denied NCR

  David Michael Moss, charged in the 2020 death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers, was ruled criminally responsible Friday and found guilty of second-degree murder. 

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2023
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• Judge-alone trial begins for man accused of stabbing North York woman

  Testimony began in front of a judge-alone trial for Wadea Al-Lala, charged with the second-degree murder of 41-year-old Maryanne Blandizzi.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2023
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• Global News obtains video of police interview with Rexdale mosque killer found not criminally responsible

  The judge accepted the opinion of the psychiatrists who found that Von Neutegem was suffering schizophrenia and did not appreciate the moral wrongfulness of his acts.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2023