Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of man who argued he was unfit for trial
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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder conviction of a man who argued he was unfit to stand trial because he experienced auditory hallucinations and schizophrenic delusions throughout the proceedings.
In a ruling issued today, the top court accepts the trial judge’s finding that there were no reasonable grounds to believe Mohamed Adam Bharwani did not understand the reality of his trial.
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Bharwani was 18 in early 2013 when he moved into a basement apartment in Toronto with other tenants, including a 23-year-old student.
Five days later, he attacked the student, striking her with a fireplace poker and then strangling her to death.
Bharwani was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
A jury ultimately found Bharwani fit to stand trial and he was convicted of first-degree murder.
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