Accused kiler in Lapu Lapu Day tragedy to appear in B.C. court Friday
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Damienne Darby, communications counsel for the B.C. Prosecution Service, said the date change was requested by Lo's defence lawyer Mark Swartz.
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'The matter has been called ahead by defence counsel for an application,' Darby said.
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She provided no details about the nature of the application. Swartz could not be reached for comment Friday. The appearance is in B.C. Provincial court in Vancouver.
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Postmedia has reported that just the day before the vehicle rampage, Lo contacted Richmond RCMP and told an officer he was worried that someone was throwing things in the back of his vehicle. The call was documented in the police data base PRIME, where Vancouver Police saw it after Lo was arrested.
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Lo had many interactions with police because of his delusions and paranoia. But none of them were criminal in nature, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison said earlier.
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Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed Lo was on an extended release from hospital and in the care of a mental health team at the time of the murders.
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Politicians this week have called for better support for those with extreme mental illness. Premier David Eby announced there will be a review of the Mental Health Act.
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But Richmond Councillor Kash Heed said Eby should have been doing more. Heed brought a motion to his council that was passed 18 months ago urging the province to create more 'secure care for individuals suffering from acute drug addiction and critical mental illness.'
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'We're trying to put pressure on the province,' he said. 'I certainly hope that municipalities across the Lower Mainland in particular all speak out about what their perspectives are, and they speak out for change, because this is the time to do it and to build that momentum.'
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Meanwhile things were beginning to return to normal for businesses along Fraser Street Thursday, though fragrant piles of flowers, notes and cards had been left at almost every street corner between East 41st and East 44th Avenues.
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