Montreal man not criminally responsible for attacking Jewish father

A Quebec Court has ruled that 24-year-old Sergio Yanes Preciado is not criminally responsible for assaulting a Hasidic Jewish father in front of his children, citing mental health issues, likely schizophrenia, during the attack. Although the incident drew condemnation and was captured on video, psychiatric evaluations indicated that Preciado’s actions were not motivated by antisemitism but by delusional beliefs.

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