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Man who killed woman on Yonge Street by pushing her not criminally responsible: lawyers | Globalnews.ca

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Ryan Cunneen was found guilty of manslaughter in July for an unprovoked attack on a senior in January 2023 .

A forensic psychiatrist who testified in court Tuesday said Cuneen was experiencing psychosis due to schizoaffective disorder when he forcefully pushed Xiaoxia Wang , 89 , from behind.

Assistant Crown attorney Meghan Scott and defence counsel urged Justice Rita Maxwell to accept the diagnosis of the psychiatrist.

If the judge rules that Cunneen was not criminally responsible for manslaughter, Scott said Cunneen would be remanded under the care and supervision of the Ontario Review Board . Maxwell has reserved her decision until Dec. 4th ..

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