Court grants extension of medical assessment for Halifax person charged in stabbing of child

A Halifax woman charged with stabbing a child will have a longer medical assessment.

A forensic psychiatrist presented results from his 30-day evaluation of a person accused of stabbing a child at a Halifax bus stop in court Friday.

Elliott Chorney, 19, is charged with attempted murder and a weapons offence in connection with the February 23 incident.

The psychiatrist at the East Coast Forensic Hospital asked for more time to work with Chorney. The judge, crown and defence agreed with the request.

“It is a common procedure,” says crown prosecutor Amin Helal. “It’s actually part of the criminal code as well where sometimes the hospital needs a little bit more time to assess someone.”

Helal said the request allows another 30 days for the assessment.

Chorney also faces an assault charge from an unrelated incident. She is expected to return to Nova Scotia provincial court on May 9.

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