B.C. Premier David Eby has announced the province will undertake a comprehensive revision of the province’s Mental Health Act in response to the fatal car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a cultural festival in Vancouver.
A man who had earlier been detained under the act now faces eight charges of second-degree murder after an SUV plowed through the crowd on April 26 at the Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture. The male suspect was under the supervision of a health team at the time of the incident that left a five-year-old child and her parents dead. Police have said more charges are pending as victims are identified.
