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Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Sep, 2025 11:54 AM

The suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack is facing 31 more charges, all for attempted murder, in addition to 11 charges of second-degree murder.

The attempted murder charges were described at a provincial court hearing where a judge ruled that Adam Kai-Ji Lo is mentally fit to stand trial over the April 26 attack in which an SUV plowed through a crowded street.

However, the exact reasons for the fitness ruling cannot be immediately published because of a publication ban.

The ban also prevents the reporting of evidence that was previously presented at the fitness hearing, including the testimony of two forensic psychiatrists, although it does not cover the outcome.

A media consortium that includes The Canadian Press is challenging the publication ban, but Judge Reginald P. Harris told provincial court in Vancouver that a ruling on that application has been delayed.

Lo appeared by video at today's hearing wearing a dark blue sweatsuit.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam

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