Not Criminally Responsible

• Closing arguments in case of Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers

  The closing arguments in the trial for David Michael Moss were heard in court Monday morning, and the judge has reserved his decision.

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  Jan 16
  
• Mental health panel takes cautious approach for Alberta man who killed mother

  The Alberta Review Board said that Thorpe should remain at the Southern Alberta Psychiatry Centre for his treatment and that he still poses 'a significant threat.'

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
  
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• Treatment hearing for Alberta man found not criminally responsible in mother’s death

  Thorpe pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Melanie Lowen's death and was found not criminally responsible last month.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022
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• ‘No moral compass’: Judge finds man not criminally responsible in mother’s death

  Dr. Hashman initially found Thorpe, who is 21, fit to stand trial in the death of Melanie Lowen, whose body was found at her home in Airdrie, north of Calgary, in January.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2022
• ‘Kill Satan’: Trial hears Alberta man not criminally responsible for mother’s death

  Alexander James Thorpe pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder today in a Calgary court.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2022
• Fort Saskatchewan man guilty of manslaughter in son’s death

  A judge found Damien Starrett guilty of manslaughter in the death of his one-year-old son and guilty of assaulting his five-year-old daughter. 

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2022
• Wife, sister of man accused of killing Edmonton girl in Mill Woods testify at murder trial

  The wife and sister of David Moss both testified Wednesday about how his mental health took an extreme turn before Bella Rose Desrosiers' throat was slashed with scissors.

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  Jun 8, 2022
• Fort Saskatchewan man accused in son’s death not responsible due to sleep disorder: lawyer

  Damien Starrett's lawyer delivered closing arguments Friday, saying the man who killed his child should be found not criminally responsible because he had a severe sleep disorder.

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  Jun 3, 2022
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• Jurors in Quebec Halloween 2020 murder trial hear closing arguments

  The defence lawyer is questioning the findings of the prosecution's psychiatrist who concluded Girouard was not psychotic but instead had a narcissistic personality disorder.

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  May 11, 2022
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• Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder suspect tells trial he had a mission to kill

  The man accused of murdering two people with a sword on Halloween 2020 in Quebec City's historic district testified in his own defence.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2022