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'Demons took over': Criminal responsibility to be decided in Kelowna RCMP assault trial

On March 26, 2022, Richard McCrae stabbed Constable Jason Tymofichuk at Kelowna's Gospel Mission Shelter in British Columbia.
The incident followed McCrae confronting the removal of a tent, during which he exhibited unusual psychological distress although he was typically respectful and quiet.
During the attack, McCrae used a knife to stab Tymofichuk above the eye and then slit his own throat, resulting in serious injuries that required emergent hospital care for both men.
McCrae, diagnosed with schizophrenia and subject to lifelong auditory hallucinations, had no memory of the assault and described hearing 'demonic voices' commanding his actions, as explained by expert Dr. Brink.
The court will decide McCrae's criminal responsibility on May 26, with the defense arguing he was psychotic and incapable of knowing right from wrong, while the Crown contends he was aware and should face prosecution.

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