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Toronto man acquitted in cannabis-induced choking attack on young girl
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Toronto court has acquitted a man who attacked a young girl by choking her. Medical testimony indicated the accused experienced a state combining cannabis-induced psychosis and sleepwalking during the incident.
WHY IT MATTERS
This case highlights the complex legal and medical challenges courts face when evaluating criminal responsibility in violent incidents involving substance-induced psychosis and parasomnia.
A psychiatrist testified that the accused 'was either suffering from cannabis induced psychosis, sleepwalking or a combination of the two'
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