2025-05-02T22:05:14Z

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Open this photo in gallery: Members of the Vancouver Police forensics team examine the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd at a festival Saturday evening in Vancouver, on April 27.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press A B.C. Provincial Court judge has ordered a psychiatric assessment for the man accused of ramming his SUV through a busy street festival last weekend, in order to determine whether he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Justice Reginald Harris granted the request for this assessment from Kai-Ji Adam Lo’s lawyer at a hearing in Vancouver Friday, the day the province has designated for mourning the 11 victims killed at Saturday’s Lapu-Lapu Day street festival. Mr. Lo was dialled into the proceedings from a video conference room at the Surrey pre-trial jail, where he wore a red jumpsuit and sat on a sofa. The in-custody assessment must be done within a month and Mr. Lo is next scheduled to appear in court May 30. The judge also ordered a ban on media outlets publishing any more information from the proceedings. These bans are put in place to stop such information from influencing potential witnesses in a trial. Mr. Lo has been in jail since he was detained by bystanders at the scene and then arrested. The next day he was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder. The Vancouver police have promised more charges are forthcoming. On Thursday, police told reporters that 13 people - including a 22-month-old boy - remain in hospital, with four in critical condition and two more in serious condition. The Globe and Mail has reported the 30-year-old had twice been detained and hospitalized under the province’s Mental Health Act in the past two years and was under supervision by a health team at the time of the Saturday attack. The Globe has reported that Mr. Lo contacted local police with dozens of unfounded complaints in recent years, including the day before the attack.