CALGARY - A man accused of stabbing five young people to death at a house party in Calgary is to appear in court today after a psychiatric assessment.
Matthew de Grood has already been found fit to stand trial.
But the Crown wanted a mental review to determine if he could be found criminally responsible if convicted.
De Grood was charged in April with first-degree murder in the stabbings at a party near the University of Calgary to mark the end of the school year.
He appeared in court, in person, for the first time last month.
That's when prosecutors asked for a psychiatrist's opinion on de Grood's mental state.
A preliminary hearing has already been scheduled to begin March 2.
De Grood, the son of a senior Calgary police officer, has been in psychiatric care since his arrest.
Police have not said what they think motivated the attack, but say de Grood was invited to the party April 15 and mingled with guests before violence broke out.
Zackariah Rathwell, 21; Lawrence Hong, 27; Joshua Hunter, 23; Jordan Segura, 22; and Kaiti Perras, 23, were slain.
