Man not criminally responsible for knife attack
Joseph Paul Karl-Denis Allard-Turcotte, 31, of Oromocto, was suffering from schizophrenia when he tried to stab complete stranger in Maugerville in summer of 2022, court hears
An Oromocto man who tried to stab a stranger who was just checking his mail 2½ years ago is exempt from criminal responsibility for the attack due to the effects of his mental disorder at the time.
Joseph Paul Karl-Denis Allard-Turcotte, 31, of Burnett Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Thursday for the court to review the results of a psychiatric assessment and for a hearing on his case.
He faced a June 4, 2022, count of assaulting Hazen Hunter with a weapon (a knife) and an Oct. 3, 2023, charge of failing to attend court.
However, a psychiatrist’s report filed with the court indicated that Allard-Turcotte was suffering from a mental disorder - schizophrenia - at the time of the assault that rendered him incapable of appreciating the nature of his actions.