Shooter would benefit from pysch facility over pen: forensic psychiatrist
“Poor intellectual development… lack of moral judgement… and moral fibre” are some of the reasons a forensic psychiatrist believes a youth killed four and injured seven injured seven in La Loche on January 22, 2016.
A Meadow Lake courtroom heard today from defence witness Dr. Mansfield Mela, who diagnosed the youth with various disorders. These included: intellectual developmental disorder; conduct disorder (where a person exhibits no concern for the safety of others and regularly breaks rules); major depressive disorder; cannabis use disorder; and parent-child relationship problems.
He also said the youth suffers from PTSD, which came after the shooting occurred, specifically in reference to having killed Dayne and Drayden Fontaine. The youth pleaded guilty to their second degree murders in October 2016, as well as the first degree murders of teacher Adam Wood and teacher’s aide Marie Janvier.
Because the teen was 17-years-old at the time of the crime, he cannot be identified. The court hearings will eventually help Judge Janet McIvor decide if the shooter – who is now 19-years-old – will be sentenced as a youth or an adult.