Overview

• A Superior Court judge ruled Fabio Puglisi not criminally responsible for the February 2024 stabbings that killed his mother and a neighbour and injured a third victim.
• The attacks occurred in Vaudreuil, Quebec, where Puglisi was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder.
• Puglisi has a history of schizophrenia and was not taking his prescribed medication at the time of the stabbings.
• He remains detained in a Montreal psychiatric hospital under antipsychotic treatment following the verdict.
• The Crown plans to pursue a high-risk offender designation at a hearing scheduled for June 20, which could impose stricter controls on his detention.