Convicted killer to undergo further psychiatric testing to determine whether he understood his actions yyc
Defence counsel Jim Lutz told court Friday that psychiatrist Dr. David Tano had requested a 15-day extension on his assessment to determine if Whincup didn’t appreciate the nature and quality of his actions when he killed Darrin Thomas Amond.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
For a finding of not criminally responsible , a court would have to determine he was unable to appreciate the nature andLutz asked for such an assessment after Justice Robert Hall found Whincup guilty of second-degree murder in the July 18, 2019, slaying of convicted killer Amond.Article content If found not criminally responsible, Whincup would likely be committed to a mental hospital until deemed fit to return to the public.Hall found Whincup bludgeoned thewith a steel pole near a bus shelter at the corner of 32 Ave. and 36 St. N.E. in the middle of the afternoon.killing
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