Richard Henry Bain’s doctor feels ‘badly’ about not sending him to psychiatrist
MONTREAL — Richard Henry Bain’s longtime personal physician told his first-degree murder trial Tuesday he regrets not having referred his patient to a psychiatrist.
Dr. Stan Van Duyse told jurors he feels “badly” about that decision because he said he witnessed Bain presenting manic behaviour in the years leading up to Quebec’s 2012 election night shooting.
Bain has pleaded not guilty to one charge of first-degree murder, three of attempted murder and two arson-related charges in connection with a shooting on Sept. 4, 2012, the night the Parti Quebecois won the provincial election.
The Crown has alleged the acts at a PQ victory rally were politically driven.