The Crown brought an application to have the accused found not criminally responsible (NCR) on the basis of mental disorder following her conviction for two counts of criminal harassment.
The accused had been found guilty of changing her surname to that of a man she had been obsessed with for approximately fourteen years.
Expert psychiatric evidence established that the accused suffered from Delusional Disorder, Erotomanic Type, a chronic psychotic disorder characterized by the false belief that another person is in love with the individual.
The court found that the accused's mental disorder rendered her incapable of knowing that her actions were morally wrong, despite her general understanding that the act was legally permissible.
An NCR verdict was recorded.
