Canada - Richard Robert Mantha: kidnap, drug & assault several women, Chestermere, Alta., 2021–2023

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AutumnFalls said:
It looks like Mantha is still going to stand trial despite the stroke. CTV News
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I don’t know. His defense lawyers make a valid point. On the other hand I wouldn’t put it past Mantha to be faking having no voice.


“At times through the hearing and on breaks, Mantha addressed the judge and his lawyer, making little trilling-like noises that did not resemble words.

Mantha's lawyer Marc Crerar flagged concerns about his client's inability to communicate verbally with counsel and his inability to testify in his own defence.

"That issue needs to be fully explored," said Crerar.”
 
ClearAhead said:
I don’t know. His defense lawyers make a valid point. On the other hand I wouldn’t put it past Mantha to be faking having no voice.


“At times through the hearing and on breaks, Mantha addressed the judge and his lawyer, making little trilling-like noises that did not resemble words.

Mantha's lawyer Marc Crerar flagged concerns about his client's inability to communicate verbally with counsel and his inability to testify in his own defence.

"That issue needs to be fully explored," said Crerar.”
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He can't write on a notepad?
 
LadyL said:
hmm

According to Smith's findings, Mantha "appears to have found efficient ways to communicate with his peers," but there are also concerns he's communicated with remand centre medical staff by writing, "albeit sometimes nonsensically."

how did the psychiatrist find him 'fit to stand trial' if he's communicating nonsensically sometimes?

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IMO he’s just playing the system by creating delays and more delays. First he dismisses his legal aid lawyer for not being fluent in French while demanding his trial be conducted in French, then he fires his lawyers midway through. Next he’ll be trying to have his charges dismissed due unreasonable delays (Jordan Application). He a con artist through and through. MOO
 
LadyL said:
hmm

According to Smith's findings, Mantha "appears to have found efficient ways to communicate with his peers," but there are also concerns he's communicated with remand centre medical staff by writing, "albeit sometimes nonsensically."

how did the psychiatrist find him 'fit to stand trial' if he's communicating nonsensically sometimes?

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If he is capable of communicating sensibly on more than one occasion since the stroke, then he can communicate sensibly.

He has manufactured one delay after another. Each day of pre-trial prison is 1.5 days of post-conviction prison. He might be strategizing to delay trial; to reduce the amount of time he serves.

His lawyer, Andre Ouellette, was fired after he even went so far as to inappropriately question witnesses (upthread discussion), presumably at the behest of the suspect. Delay. Somewhere between lawyer delays, he had a stroke. Acceptable delay. Deemed fit to stand trial even though he speaks gibberish with investigators, but has "found efficient ways to communicate with his peers." Delay.
 
ClearAhead said:
IMO he’s just playing the system by creating delays and more delays. First he dismisses his legal aid lawyer for not being fluent in French while demanding his trial be conducted in French, then he fires his lawyers midway through. Next he’ll be trying to have his charges dismissed due unreasonable delays (Jordan Application). He a con artist through and through. MOO
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Yeah, I'm inclined to think that's he is exaggerating his symptoms post stroke.
 
Did any reports explain how the survivors were able to escape? Did any of them state that he let them go, or did all somehow escape? Especially the one who was found lying on the road, bloody and cold, no shoes. And with her pants down even! Couldn't run away very fast like that, so I wondered if it's possible he did let her leave, as crazy as that sounds. He certainly could have chased her down if he tried, if she ran off in that state. I'd never expect he'd let her go like that. Maybe he would if he thought she couldn't identify him for some reason (e.g., memory erased by drugs he gave her). Maybe he fell asleep and she was able to get away w/out him knowing. And there were several others as well, who managed to get away alive... do we know how that happened with any of them??
 
sunspun said:
Did any reports explain how the survivors were able to escape? Did any of them state that he let them go, or did all somehow escape? Especially the one who was found lying on the road, bloody and cold, no shoes. And with her pants down even! Couldn't run away very fast like that, so I wondered if it's possible he did let her leave, as crazy as that sounds. He certainly could have chased her down if he tried, if she ran off in that state. I'd never expect he'd let her go like that. Maybe he would if he thought she couldn't identify him for some reason (e.g., memory erased by drugs he gave her). Maybe he fell asleep and she was able to get away w/out him knowing. And there were several others as well, who managed to get away alive... do we know how that happened with any of them??
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From this article, one victim fought back and ran for her life. A passing car was able to help her.


Just saw this update. Apparently, he's well enough to pull this stunt again. His ability to keep delaying the trial ticks me off. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calg...lt-trial-stroke-fires-lawyers-again-1.7361177
 
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