Ontario man was suffering schizophrenia years before he killed his parents: defence

The treble execution proceedings for Kyle Sequeira, who has pleaded blameworthy to second-degree execution but was recovered not criminally liable due to the fact that helium was suffering from a intelligence disorder, continued Friday.

It is an admitted information that sometime betwixt Sept. 4 and 5, 2021, the 26-year-old killed his parents with a play nine wrong the Scarborough location wherever the household lived.

On Friday, tribunal heard from a forensic psychiatrist for the defence astir Sequeira’s transgression work for an aggravated battle that helium has present admitted to carrying retired much than 2 years earlier sidesplitting his parents, Lynette and Francis Sequeira.

According to an agreed connection of facts filed successful tribunal Friday regarding the aggravated assault, successful the aboriginal greeting hours of June 9, 2019, Sequeira and Christofher Smith were astatine the Stone Cottage Pub connected Kingston Road. The 2 men, who had been friends for years, consumed astir 5 pitchers of brew betwixt them.

As they were walking backmost to Smith’s location aft leaving the pub, Sequeira was complaining that the bar’s information defender was racist. Smith told Sequeira that helium needed to “chill” and that helium should instrumentality it easy. Sequeira was walking down Smith erstwhile “Sequeira unexpectedly attacked him with a knife”.

Smith was stabbed 13 times with a weapon connected the neck, the apical of his head, chest, bicep, abdomen, back, buttock and legs. Six of the weapon wounds were to the torso.

Smith fought backmost and was capable to get power of Sequeira and the knife, which helium threw connected the crushed earlier Sequeira ran away. The facts authorities that Sequeira did not accidental thing earlier oregon during the attack. Neighbours called 911 astatine 3:39 a.m. to study a stabbing and Sequeira ran backmost to the Pin Lane location wherever helium lived with his parents.

Sequeira was arrested astatine 5:08 a.m. astatine Scarborough General Hospital wherever helium was being treated for a chopped to his close manus sustained during the onslaught connected Smith. His mother, Lynette Sequeira, attended the infirmary with him.

The facts authorities that connected June 24, 2019, Sequeira was released connected a strict location apprehension bail aft a contested hearing. His parents were named arsenic sureties, each pledging $10,000. His merchandise bid prohibited him from possessing immoderate weapons. Sequeira remained connected this merchandise bid for 2 years without immoderate incident.

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Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Derek Pallandi told Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy Friday that portion Sequeira was intoxicated, to crook astir and stab idiosyncratic 13 times seemed excessive. “This grade of unit begs the question whether determination is immoderate different underlying origin that mightiness assistance explicate the conduct.”

Pallandi concluded astatine the clip of the aggravated assault, Sequeira was suffering from substance usage upset and schizophrenia. The psychiatrist said determination are suggestions that paranoia whitethorn person been operative, fixed helium was not receiving attraction astatine that clip of the aggravated assault. “That would person robbed him of knowing the wrongfulness of his conduct,” Pallandi said.

Court heard Sequeira was untreated for his intelligence unwellness until aft helium was arrested for murder.

Pallandi, who besides assessed Sequeira’s transgression work for the homicides, told tribunal that Sequeira’s actions were much intelligibly linked to auditory bid hallucinations erstwhile helium killed his parents.

A forensic psychiatrist for the Crown, Dr. Lisa Ramshaw is besides expected to attest astir whether she believes Sequeira was criminally liable for the aggravated assault.

When the execution proceedings started successful June, Ramshaw testified astir Sequeira’s transgression work astatine the clip of the murders. She testified that portion acrophobic that Sequeira had schizophrenia, she said helium nary progressive signs of psychosis astatine the clip of the scale offence. Ramshaw concluded determination was nary accusation to suggest Sequeira did not cognize it was wrong.

The proceedings continues connected Oct. 25th.