LGBTQ man NCR for attacking stranger could soon be freed from hospital

“On July 17, 2019, Mr. Apple was in a convenience store in Toronto when he suddenly attacked the victim, a stranger to him, by shattering two glass bottles from a shelf, wrestling the victim to the floor, and stabbing him multiple (times) with the shattered bottles. Store staff intervened, and the victim was taken to a trauma centre for treatment of stab wounds sustained in the attack,” said the June 25 decision from the independent tribunal that regularly reviews the status of individuals found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder.