The accused was initially found unfit to stand trial on murder charges on January 4, 2017, and a sixty-day "make fit" order was issued.
At the March 10, 2017 hearing, the Crown conceded that it had not met its burden of proving fitness on the balance of probabilities.
The court found the accused remained unfit to stand trial, primarily due to cognitive impairments caused by major depressive episode and schizophrenia that prevented him from meaningfully participating in trial and instructing counsel.
