Accused in deadly Vancouver attack granted psychiatric assessment for fitness to stand trial | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: May 2, 2025 - 18:05

Accused in deadly Vancouver attack granted psychiatric assessment for fitness to stand trial

May 2, 2025
A B.C. Provincial Court judge has ordered a psychiatric assessment for the man accused of ramming his SUV through a busy street festival last weekend, in order to determine whether he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Justice Reginald Harris granted the request for this assessment from Kai-Ji Adam Lo’s lawyer at a hearing in Vancouver Friday, the day the province has designated for mourning the 11 victims killed at Saturday’s Lapu-Lapu Day street festival.


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