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Man accused in physician beating to undergo psych evaluation

Man accused in physician beating to undergo psych evaluation | iNFOnews.ca
Gregory Stanley Nield is led away from Penticton court on Tuesday. Nield will undergo a 30 day psychiatric assessment in Port Coquitlam. Steve Arstad

PENTICTON – Gregory Stanley Nield appeared in Penticton court Tuesday after being charged with assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault.

The charges stem from an incident at Penticton Regional Hospital on Dec. 5 after a doctor on duty in the hospital’s psychiatric ward was attacked. The doctor suffered a broken jaw and other facial injuries in the incident.

Crown Prosecutor Mallory Treddenick asked judge Gale Sinclair for a 30 day psychiatric remand, to take place at Port Coquitlam’s Forensic Psychiatric Institute. Nield will be evaluated as to whether or not he was criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.

Treddenick offered Judge Sinclair a letter from Penticton Regional Hospital, supporting Crown’s position.

Defence lawyer Erik Lund said he “was not opposed” to the request, adding the accused apologized to the court for his appearance.

Neild was remanded to the Forensic Psychiatric Institute for 30 days. His next court appearance will be in Penticton on July 7, 2015.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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2 responses

  1. Travis Hiller

    He punched my buddy out after high school and almost killed him. He had to have brain surgery.

  2. Georgina Cummings

    he was in pysch ward.

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Steve Arstad

By Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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