The court found Davy Hernandez Balan guilty of first degree murder in the death of Maxim Karyakin.
The main issue was whether Mr. Balan, who has a history of schizophrenia and previous findings of not criminally responsible due to mental disorder (NCR-MD), was criminally responsible for the killing.
The court accepted that Mr. Balan suffered from schizophrenia but was not satisfied that the mental disorder rendered him incapable of knowing his act was morally wrong.
The court found that the murder was planned and deliberate, and that Mr. Balan had the requisite intent for murder.
