A lawyer for a man who fatally stabbed a high school student four years ago in Abbotsford, B.C., says he will argue in court that the man is not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder. Instead, Peters says they will meet Sept. 24 to fix a date to argue the claim of not criminally responsible. Peters says a defendant has the right to raise issues of mental illness either during the trial or after a verdict. Gabriel Klein, captured on surveillance video in November 2016, hours before stabbing two female students at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C. (IHIT/Twitter)During the trial, Peters had argued that Klein did not mean to kill Reimer and urged Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes to find him guilty of manslaughter.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2020 22:07 UTC