An extremely rare and exceptionally restrictive designation handed down this week to a Winnipeg man who killed his parents and brutally stabbed his former nursing supervisor should be used with caution but lawyers say they expect to see it used more often as the option to label an accused high-risk gains attention.
Lawyers for a man accused of killing his parents and attacking a nurse at a Winnipeg hospital nearly two years ago say he is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.