A court-appointed forensic psychiatrist has believes Vincent Fong, 36, is mentally unfit to stand trial, meaning he doesn't have the capacity to understand the charges against him and can not instruct a lawyer. A hearing will be held so a judge can ultimately make that determination. Fong is accused of murdering his father.
A Calgary man who killed his abusive father "because he saw no way out" should be handed the minimum parole ineligibility period, his lawyer argued Wednesday.Vincent Fong, 41, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his father Kwan Fong, 70. Court heard that Vincent, who has autism, lived with his father's abuse for years.
Vincent Fong, 41, has diagnoses of autism, obsessive compulsive disorder and an intellectual disability.Defence lawyers Katherin Beyak and Curtis Mennie had asked the jury to return a manslaughter verdict, arguing their client's disabilities coupled with the abuse meant he could not form the required intent for murder.
Kwan was known to slap Vincent, yell at him and call him names, including one derogatory Chinese word that was particularly harmful to Vincent. The Crown pointed out that Vincent has not displayed remorse, but Beyak noted: "It's difficult to feel remorseful for something you feel like you had to do."Meghan Grant is a justice affairs reporter. She has been covering courts, crime and stories of police accountability in southern Alberta for more than a decade. Send Meghan a story tip at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter.
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