Man charged with 1st-degree murder of 2 Saint John boys now fit to stand trial

A Saint John antheral charged with 2 counts of first-degree execution successful transportation with the deaths of 2 boys, aged 10 and 17, in January has been recovered acceptable to basal trial. 

Roman Kamyshnyy, 45, appeared in Saint John provincial tribunal via video from the Restigouche Hospital Centre successful Campbellton Monday, pursuing his 3rd psychiatric assessment.

He was charged aft Saint John police found the boys dead inside an flat connected Skaling Court successful the city's northbound end on Jan. 29 astir 7 a.m., while responding to a 911 call.

Officers, who instantly forced their mode in based connected accusation they had received, besides recovered a man they described arsenic having life-threatening injuries, who was taken into custody and transported to hospital.

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Kamyshnyy, who had been successful a coma astatine the Saint John Regional Hospital for respective days aft his arrest, was sitting successful a seat successful an bare country for his tribunal quality Monday.

"Yeah, I tin perceive you OK," he told the Judge Scott Brittain. He rubbed his hands connected his thighs and took a sip of h2o arsenic the justice and lawyers discussed his case.

Brittain said a psychiatrist has present deemed Kamyshnyy fit. "I'm not going to delve into the particulars of it," helium said, referring to the psychiatrist's report, dated April 3.

Legal assistance lawyer Shanna Wicks said she reviewed the "high-level reappraisal report" with Kamyshnyy. "We instrumentality nary contented with the finding."

She is inactive getting disclosure from the Crown, she said, truthful the lawsuit has been acceptable implicit until May 5 to acceptable a day for a preliminary enquiry — a proceeding to find if there's capable grounds to proceed to a trial.

Kamyshnyy remains successful custody. He volition beryllium held at the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre, pending his adjacent tribunal appearance, according to tribunal bureau staff.

Did not person 'full function'

Kamyshnyy did not person "full function" during his archetypal tribunal quality connected Feb. 13. He was incapable to talk and did not respond erstwhile the charges were work to him. He was ordered to acquisition a five-day in-hospital assessment.

He was recovered unfit astatine the clip but had "improved a large deal," Det. Const. Peter Osbourne of the Saint John police advised the tribunal connected Feb. 21. Kamyshnyy was capable to talk and read, seemed to understand, and was "no longer hooked up to immoderate aesculapian tubes oregon wires," Osbourne said.

The Crown prosecutor requested a further, "more fulsome report," noting the tribunal can, "under compelling circumstances," widen an appraisal for up to 60 days. The justice ordered a 30-day assessment at the Restigouche Hospital Centre.

On March 20, a second 30-day appraisal was ordered.

Police person not released the names of the victims oregon disclosed the quality of their relationship with the accused, saying lone that helium was known to them.

No different details person been released, specified arsenic however the boys died or what, if any, weapons were used.