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James Turok has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder in the 2022 Nanaimo stabbing death of Eric Kutzner, 79.

James Turok has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder in the 2022 Nanaimo stabbing death of Eric Kutzner, 79.

The man who stabbed 79-year-old Eric Kutzner to death inside a Vancouver Island coffee shop two years ago has been found not criminally responsible – after the court heard a mental disorder had left him convinced his innocent victim was a zombie.

James Turok faced second-degree murder charge related to fatal 2022 stabbing at Buzz Coffee House

A man who stabbed a man to death in a random attack in a Nanaimo coffee shop has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.

James Turok was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner, who was found with a dozen stab wounds at the Buzz Coffee House.

The lawyers of James Turok, who pleaded not guilty on Monday, are arguing he should be found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.

James Carey Turok is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner

James Carey Turok is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner

James Carey Turok is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner