Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children is back in court
- The man accused of crashing a bus into a daycare in Laval, Quebec, is back in court facing two counts of second-degree murder.
- Experts concluded that Pierre Ny St-Amand may not be criminally responsible due to a mental disorder, according to his defense team.
- The crash on February 8, 2023, resulted in the deaths of a four-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, with injuries to six other children.
- Detailed testimonies from psychiatric experts will be presented in court, overseen by Justice Eric Downs.
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Quebec daycare bus crash accused likely in psychosis during fatal crash, court hears
LAVAL — The man accused of killing two young children and injuring six more was likely experiencing psychosis the moment he rammed a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare, a psychiatrist told a courtroom on Monday.

Court views video of moment bus crashes into Quebec daycare, killing two children
A Quebec courtroom watched with a mixture of tears and horrified silence on Monday as a video was shown of the moment a city bus rammed into a daycare.
Man Accused of Crashing Bus Into Quebec Daycare, Killing 2 Children Is Back in Court
The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is back in Superior Court today. Both the Crown and defence are expected to argue at the Laval, Que., courthouse that he was not criminally responsible for his actions. Prosecutor Karine Dalphond told the court in February that the Crown and defence would present the facts of Pierre Ny St-Amand’s case jointly, …
Start of Pierre Ny St-Amand's trial He was on the ground, the "empty look, without emotion"
February 8, 2023. Pierre Ny St-Amand has just run into a day-care centre on a STL bus. Two children are killed. Six are injured. Witnesses are trying to control the driver. Children are screaming, adults are powerless, crying. Pictures of this desolation scene filmed by a camera were presented during the trial of the accused for the first time since the tragedy.
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