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Judge orders mental assessment after man admits to killing ex-girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - It's now up to forensic psychiatrists to prepare a report which will determine if a man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend is guilty of the crime or not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder. Today, Aug. 6, Justice Keith Bracken ordered a mental assessment after noting Christopher Frank Butler pleaded guilty...
Psych results in: Accused murderer will stand trial
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of the only murder in Kamloops in 2014 was deemed fit for trial by a Provincial Court Judge Wednesday afternoon after results of a court-ordered psychiatric assessment. On April 15, Judge Stephen Harrison announced Christopher Frank Butler will stand trial on a second-degree murder charge. Butler was charged after Deanne...