The 21-year-old man who attacked a 10-year-old child on the street in the Pointe-aux-Trembles neighborhood in mid-March should be found not criminally responsible for the mental disorder, according to a report by psychiatrist from the Philippe-Pinel Institute filed Wednesday in court.
The team of psychiatrists appointed by the Court to assess Tanvir Singh’s mental state asked for an additional 30 days to do their job.
In their report, the experts concluded that, in their view, Singh could not understand the consequences of his actions or tell the difference between right and wrong on March 15 when he hit the girl who was back from walking in school on boulevard du Tricentenaire.
The girl suffered severe head injuries and significant trauma in this brutal attack.
Lawyers on file asked the court to adjourn the hearing to June 7 to take time to study the psychiatric report in depth.
The Crown must inform the child’s family of the content of the report and the conclusions of the experts.
As for Tanvir Singh, he remains detained at the Philippe-Pinel Institute until further notice.
Even if he is found not criminally responsible for his actions, the accused will not be acquitted for all of that.
She will remain in a care facility while the Mental Disorder Review Board determines if she still poses a risk to public safety.
If he is not deemed eligible for release, Tanvir Singh is expected to remain in a psychiatric hospital where his case will be re-examined every year.
Although the defendant was declared eligible to appear at trial in mid-March following a preliminary psychiatric examination, Judge Pierre Labelle ordered that he be examined for a month in a psychiatric hospital to learn more. yet in his state of mental health due to the nature of reality.
Source: Radio-Canada
