John Harder, 35岁,因2023年7月23日在卡尔加里杀害其母亲Sol Harder, 60岁而面临谋杀指控,声称他没有因精神错乱承担刑事责任。
John Harder, 35, faces murder charges for killing his mother, Sol Harder, 60, in Calgary on July 23, 2023, claiming he was not criminally responsible due to psychosis.
John Patrick Harder, 35, 正在寻求对2023年7月23日在卡尔加里发生的对其母亲Sol Harder(60岁)的致命袭击作出不承担刑事责任的判决。
John Patrick Harder, 35, is seeking a not criminally responsible verdict for the July 23, 2023, fatal assault of his mother, Sol Harder, 60, in Calgary.
王国政府和国防部都同意,他使用钝器造成内伤,包括肋骨骨折,肝脏和隔膜割伤,导致她死亡。
Both Crown and defence agree he used blunt force that caused internal injuries, including broken ribs and lacerations to her liver and diaphragm, leading to her death.
在警察到来之前,他还用剃刀和玻璃殴打他的姑姑Joy Torayno。
Harder also assaulted his aunt, Joy Torayno, with a razor and glass before police arrived.
医疗干预可能是造成她死亡的原因之一,但王室认为法律上的原因正是Harder的力量。
Medical intervention may have contributed to her death, but the Crown maintains the legal cause was Harder’s force.
他承认支持过失杀人和袭击的事实,并将提出精神科证据,以证明他当时精神错乱的说法。
He admits to the facts supporting manslaughter and assault, and psychiatric evidence will be presented to support his claim of psychosis at the time.
该案在卡尔加里国王法庭继续审理,尚未就他的刑事责任作出决定。
The case continues in Calgary Court of King’s Bench, with a decision on his criminal responsibility pending.