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Kim Lebel killed her neighbor with an iron bar during a psychosis.
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The Court of Appeal rejected the request of Kim Lebel who wanted to appeal the decision which designates him as a high-risk accused after the murder of Jacques Côté and which orders his detention in a specialized psychiatric hospital.
The decision rendered on March 22 by Judge Carl Thibault means that even if Kim Lebel was declared not criminally responsible for the murder, he must remain under the supervision of the Superior Court.
Kim Lebel killed Jacques Côté in April 2022 while he was in full psychosis. It was the prosecution which asked the Superior Court to label him as a high-risk accused.
Even if he saw progress, Judge Thibault ruled that he still represents a risk for society and for himself.
The judges of the Court of Appeal reiterate these arguments in their decision. The evidence clearly establishes, in particular because of the brutality of the actions committed by the caller, the nature of his illness and his history, that there is at present a real risk, more than minimal, of serious harm to another person if he were to be released without constraints from hospital detention
they write.
The Court of Appeal concludes its decision by noting that the progress made by Kim Lebel may be evaluated by the Mental Disorders Review Board to see whether there is any reason to recommend a review of the designation of high-level accused. risk.
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