The court rendered a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder under s. 672.34 of the Criminal Code.
Applying s. 16 and the interpretation of wrongfulness in R. v. Oommen, the court held that the accused proved on a balance of probabilities that he was incapable, at the time of the acts, of knowing they were wrong.
The only expert evidence consisted of two psychiatric reports that unequivocally supported the NCR defence and were accepted by the court.
The court declined to make a disposition itself and ordered detention in a mental health facility or hospital pending a disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board under s. 672.47(1).
