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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — (AP) — A Canadian judge on Friday ordered a man accused of ramming his sport utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, to receive a mental health assessment to determine if he’s fit to stand trial.
A publicity ban prevents the publication of why Judge Reginal Harris made the decision.
Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, appeared in provincial court via video link. He wore an orange short-sleeved jumpsuit and sat on a blue couch. He is expected to return to court on May 30.
Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder after allegedly driving an SUV through a crowd of people at the Filipino community’s Lapu Lapu Day Street festival on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Attending Friday’s hearing was Marco Harder, vice consul for the Consulate General of the Philippines.
Lo had previously been scheduled to appear in …
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