Crown seeks adult sentence in Evan Hardy attempted murder case

The Crown is seeking an adult sentence for the 14-year-old girl charged after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate earlier this month.

The case resumed at the provincial court on Thursday, and the girl made her appearance through video call.

Judge Sanjeev Anand ordered an NCR (not criminally responsible) report as requested by the defense.

The psych evaluation determines if the accused was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the incident.

Defense lawyer Stephanie Pankiw explained the reasoning for the request involved utterances made by the girl when she was arrested to police that  “voices told her to do things.”

Additionally, Pankiw said she was advised the 14-year-old was under the care of a nurse practitioner in the community before September and was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.

Over the summer, she added the girl was admitted to emergency rooms in the province for emergency psychiatric care.

Pankiw also requested a fitness-to-stand-trial assessment, which was denied by Anand.

The 14-year-old is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson.

At the last court date, the 14-year-old was also charged with unlawfully causing bodily harm to someone other than the 15-year-old student.

A court-imposed publication ban was made for the person involved.

On Thursday, Crown prosecutor Ainsley Furlonger asked for the publication ban to be lifted but Anand denied that request.

The case will resume in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Oct 25, and the 14-year-old will remain in custody.