The man accused of killing RCMP Constable Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago is set to undergo a three-day fitness trial as ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge.
Jongwon Ham, facing first-degree murder charges in Yang’s October 2022 death, appeared virtually at a hearing in Vancouver where Justice Michael Tammen scheduled the fitness assessment after receiving a psychiatric report on Monday.
The fitness trial is scheduled for February 6, 11, and 12, with Tammen imposing an interim publication ban on Tuesday to protect details from the psychiatric report.
A fitness trial aims to assess whether the accused has the mental capacity to understand the charges and effectively participate in their defense, focusing on their present state rather than their mental condition at the time of the alleged crime.