{"id":134471,"date":"2025-09-10T19:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134471\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:35:15","slug":"judge-rules-lapu-lapu-festival-attack-suspect-is-fit-to-stand-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134471\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect is fit to stand trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A judge ruled on Wednesday that the man charged with killing 11 people at Vancouver\u2019s Lapu Lapu Day Festival is fit to stand trial.<\/p>\n

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Kai-Ji Adam Lo is accused of driving an SUV through a crowd of people at the street festival on April 26.<\/p>\n

He faces 11 counts of second-degree murder in the attack. On Wednesday morning, Lo was charged with an additional 31 counts of attempted murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another step toward answers and accountability in one of the most horrific incidents our city has ever faced, and I extend my deepest condolences to everyone impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival attack,\u201d Chief Const. Steve Rai with the Vancouver Police Department said in a statement. <\/p>\n

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During proceedings earlier this summer, Lo appeared in court via video link.<\/p>\n

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The court heard from two forensic psychiatrists at those proceedings.<\/p>\n

A publication ban has prevented evidence at the hearing from being reported, but Global News is part of a media consortium that has challenged that ban.<\/p>\n

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Under the Criminal Code of Canada, \u201cunfit to stand trial\u201d is defined as an accused person having a mental disorder that leaves them unable to conduct a defence or to instruct counsel to do so.<\/p>\n

The court received reports on Lo from two psychiatrists, one on behalf of the Crown and the other from his defence.<\/p>\n

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