Mom-threat suspect to undergo psych exam
Dominic Demerchant, 23, of Douglas, refuses duty counsel, represents himself in court
A Douglas man accused of threatening to hurt his mother and to burn down her home told a court Thursday he needed to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
Dominic Demerchant, 23, of Route 105 in Douglas, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Thursday, scheduled to go through a bail hearing.
He faces counts of uttering threats to cause his mother death and/or bodily harm, uttering threats to burn her property and breaching a probation order, all alleged to have occurred Tuesday in Douglas.