Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ashley Joannou
Publication Date: October 24, 2025 - 17:43
Man accused of stabbing three people in Vancouver’s Chinatown found not criminally responsible
October 24, 2025
A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival, in an attack that prompted debate over the handling of some psychiatric patients, has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Eric Gottardi said Friday that the court doesn’t convict people of crimes for being sick.
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