Defence lawyer Brian Hurley told Court of Queen's Bench Justice Brian Burrows that his client should not be held criminally responsible for any of the three charges. The day of the incident, Elder told the court, she was tormented by voices in her head who told her a woman was trying to hurt her mother. Elder told the court that she had a long history of diagnosed depression, anxiety and memory loss. At the time of the incident, Elder was the primary caregiver to her mother who had Alzheimer's and dementia, the court heard. Back in the vehicle, Elder told the court that the voices in her head again told her a woman was trying to hurt her mother.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2020 00:22 UTC