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Global News
13-06-2025
- Global News
Defence given time to review Crown case against N.S. woman accused of stabbing child
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook The defence lawyer for a Halifax woman charged in the stabbing of a child has been granted additional time to review the Crown's case. Nineteen-year-old Elliott Chorny briefly appeared in provincial court today with her lawyer Kelly Rowlett, who asked the judge to put the matter over until Aug. 15. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Chorny has been charged with attempted murder and a weapons offence for the Feb. 23 stabbing of a six-year-old boy on a downtown Halifax street. Crown lawyers confirmed outside court that Chorny had undergone a psychiatric assessment to determine whether she should be held criminally responsible for the attack, but they didn't disclose the results. Prosecutor Amin Helal said the Crown provided additional evidence to Rowlett on Thursday. Judge Alonzo Wright set Aug. 15 as the next date for Chorny to potentially enter a plea in the case. Story continues below advertisement
CBC
09-05-2025
- CBC
Court case for woman charged in stabbing of child delayed until next month
A woman charged in the stabbing of a child on a downtown Halifax street must wait a while longer to learn her fate. Elliott Chorny, 19, is charged with attempted murder and weapons offences in relation to an incident on Feb. 23. During a court appearance in March, Nova Scotia Provincial Court Judge Alonzo Wright ordered Chorny to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment, to see if she should be held criminally responsible for the attack. During a court appearance in Halifax on Friday, Chorny's lawyer, Kelly Rowlett, said she only received the report from the psychiatrist at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Rowlett said she didn't have time to discuss the report with her client, who's being held at the East Coast Forensic Hospital in Dartmouth, the only secure mental health facility in the province. Wright agreed to put the matter over until June 13. While the judge and lawyers were discussing her case, Chorny, who was appearing by video, slipped out of sight of the camera. She did not answer repeated calls for her to reappear. Wright ordered Chorny to appear in person for the June court date.
