Man accused in military stabbing ruled not fit to stand trial soon after RCMP lay charges

TORONTO – A judge ruled Tuesday that a man accused of stabbing soldiers at a military recruitment centre is unfit to stand trial — just hours after the RCMP laid terrorism charges against him.

The lawyer representing Ayanle Hassan Ali sent a statement saying the ruling was handed down following a two-month psychiatric evaluation.

Maureen Addie said her client was found to be “unfit to stand trial due to the ongoing psychotic symptoms of a major mental illness.”

Judge Riun Shandler of the Ontario Court of Justice has ordered Ali to undergo 60 days of treatment in a bid to improve his condition and leave him able to stand trial.

If so, Ali faces a raft of charges, including the terrorism counts laid against him on Tuesday.

The RCMP has charged him with three counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault causing bodily harm, three counts of assault using a weapon and one count of carrying a weapon dangerous to the public, all for the benefit of a terrorist organization.

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