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How the case will proceed involving an elderly Wallaceburg man facing a second-degree murder charge in connection to his wife’s death should be known next month.
The matter of the 95-year-old man was discussed briefly in a Chatham courtroom Friday, where it was adjourned to May 7. A publication ban prohibits identifying the accused and victim.
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Defence lawyer Greg McGivern, who requested the adjournment, told the court the 30-day extension to assess his client’s fitness and criminal responsibility at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care in St. Thomas, will be completed by that date.
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An elderly man facing a second-degree murder charge will undergo further assessment of his fitness and criminal responsibility.
The 95-year-old Wallaceburg man, charged in connection to the death of his 89-year-old wife, made a brief appearance in a Chatham court on Friday via teleconference. A publication ban prohibits publishing any details that would identify the accused or the deceased.
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A fitness and criminal responsibility assessment was completed on the accused while he has been in custody at the South West Detention Centre in Windsor. However, his lawyer Greg McGivern requested an extension of this assessment be granted at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care in St. Thomas.