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By Troy Gillard, rdnewsNOW

fit to stand trial

Accused Red Deer doctor killer fit for trial

Oct 14, 2020 | 11:47 AM

RED DEER — The man accused in the violent death of a Red Deer doctor this summer has been deemed fit to stand trial.

Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 10 killing of Dr. Walter Reynolds.

Reynolds, a 45-year-old husband and father of two, was attacked with a weapon while working at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic and later died in hospital.

Mabiour, who is 54, has been in custody since he was arrested at the scene and appeared in Red Deer provincial court Wednesday morning via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre.

Judge Gordon Yake was told that the psychiatric assessment ordered for Mabiour in September has found that he is fit to stand trial for the killing.

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In his previous court appearances Mabiour acted erratically and demanded that he be asked why he killed his family doctor. He also rejected a judge’s recommendation that he find himself a lawyer.

Mabiour is also charged with counts of assault with a weapon and assault of a police officer.

The case returns to court this afternoon to learn more about whether Mabiour wants a preliminary hearing and what he plans to do for legal representation.

More to come.