A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has been found not criminally responsible in the case.
Guilherme (William) Von Neutegem had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, who was stabbed outside the International Muslim Organization in west Toronto on Sept. 12, 2020.
The Ministry of the Attorney General says Von Neutegem was found not criminally responsible by an Ontario court on Friday, and the matter was referred to the Ontario Review Board.
The board decides if and how not criminally responsible patients should be detained.
Psychiatric reports filed with the court said Von Neutegem suffered from schizophrenia.
One of the reports said he was not diagnosed or treated for the mental illness at the time of the attack on Zafis.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 29, 2023.
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