A man accused of killing a Red Deer physician told a judge he was sick and did not remember the alleged attack.
Deng Mabiour, 54, of Red Deer, appeared in Red Deer provincial court through a closed-circuit video link with Red Deer Remand Centre, where Mabiour is being held in custody under quarantine.
Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Dr. Walter Reynolds, who was attacked in his medical walk-in clinic in north Red Deer around 11 a.m. on Monday. The father of two died later in hospital.
The accused is also charged with assaulting a police officer who responded to the 911 call and assault with a weapon involving another doctor at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic.
RCMP say it was not a random attack, and Reynolds and Mabiour knew each other through the clinic. Police would not say whether Mabiour was a patient, citing privacy laws.
In his Wednesday morning court appearance, an agitated Mabiour repeatedly interrupted Judge Bert Skinner.
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Skinner asked Daoust to speak to Mabiour in private to ensure he understood the charges and to ask the accused if he needed an interpreter.
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The charges were read to Mabiour by a court clerk a second time.
Skinner set the case over to Sept. 9 in provincial court.
He was told he would be tried by a judge and jury in Court of QueenB次元官网网址檚 Bench unless he made an application to be tried by a judge alone.
Any bail hearing must be held in the higher court, the judge told Mabiour, urging him to have a lawyer for his next court appearance.
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