Dughmosh has, over the past week, been assessed by a forensic psychiatrist at the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby, Crown Attorney Bradley Reitz said. A Toronto woman who has pledged allegiance to Daesh and is facing several terror-related charges has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. Dughmosh refused to appear in person or by video for three consecutive scheduled court appearances in July and August. She has been reluctant to leave her cell for exercise and refuses to shower, guards at Vanier detention centre in Milton have told the court. When brought by force before a camera for a live video court appearance on Aug. 21, Dughmosh answered every question put to her by the judge with the words, “You are all infidels.

Source: thestar September 06, 2017 13:18 UTC