Sisters’ accused killer still not fit for trial

A man with schizophrenia who is accused of killing his two sisters remains unfit to stand trial, according to a doctor’s report presented to an Ottawa court Monday.

Musab A-Noor has been undergoing treatment at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for the past 60 days. That treatment order has now ended with the psychiatrist who had been examining him for the court arriving at the opinion that A-Noor was not fit to stand trial.

He was ordered to remain at the Royal in the secure, double-locked forensic unit pending a formal hearing Friday where a judge will determine his fitness for trial.

A-Noor, 29, is accused of firstand second-degree murder in the Dec. 16 slayings of his sisters Nasiba, 32, and Asma, 29.

According to the doctor’s report, A-Noor’s condition has been improving after taking medication, but she did not believe he was fit for trial.

Since the court’s treatment order has expired, A-Noor could again refuse to take medication. He has previously refused to take sedative and anti-psychotic drugs. However, the hospital can seek an order that could require him to continue taking the medication.

The psychiatrist who prepared the report, Dr. Michelle Mathias, told the court in January that A-Noor doesn’t understand the court process, nor is he concerned about its outcome.

Mathias said A-Noor sometimes laughed inappropriately during assessments shortly after his arrest and that it appeared the accused killer was hallucinating

A-Noor was initially held in the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, where he was placed on suicide watch. He will return to court Friday.