Calgary man found not criminally responsible after stabbing

Calgary man found not criminally responsible after stabbing a mother and her son in 2017


Author of the article: Dylan Short
Publishing date: Jul 28, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  2 minute read  • 
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Robert Hall found that John Yag did attempt to kill both victims on Oct. 6, 2017, but that he was incapable of understanding that the acts were wrong as he suffered from a mental disorder. Photo by RYAN MCLEOD FOR POSTMEDIA CALGARY
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A man who stabbed a woman and her six-year-old child multiple times in a northwest Calgary park nearly four years ago has been found not criminally responsible for his acts due to a mental illness.
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Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Robert Hall found that John Yag did attempt to kill both victims on Oct. 6, 2017, but that he was incapable of understanding that the acts were wrong as he suffered from a mental disorder.

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