US EditionChilliwack, B.C., man found not criminally responsible for wife's stabbing death
CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 6 – Joseph Berkiw was found not criminally responsible after the court ruled his psychosis caused delusions that impaired his moral understanding, leading to the fatal stabbing in 2024.
- In 2024, Joseph Berkiw, a 70-year-old man from Chilliwack, B.C., stabbed his wife to death during a violent incident at their home.
- Prior to the attack, Berkiw acted in paranoid and unusual ways, causing his son to call police twice in January 2024 about his bizarre behaviour.
- On the day of the stabbing, Berkiw broke free from his son's attempt to restrain him, obtained another knife, slashed his wife’s throat, and injured his son who tried to intervene.
- The B.C. Supreme Court determined that Berkiw experienced a mental condition characterized by delusional beliefs, which prevented him from understanding that his actions were morally wrong, resulting in a verdict of not criminally responsible; this information was reported by The Canadian Press on Aug. 6, 2025.
- This ruling implies Berkiw’s mental state prevented criminal responsibility for the murder, highlighting the role of severe mental illness in legal outcomes involving violent crimes.
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Chilliwack, B.C., man found not criminally responsible for wife's stabbing death (BC)
The B.C. Supreme Court says a Chilliwack, B.C., man who stabbed his wife to death in 2024 was suffering from a "delusional belief" when the violent killing occurred, finding him not criminally responsible for her murder. The court ruling posted online Wednesday says Joseph Berkiw, now 70, ...
Chilliwack, B.C., man found not criminally responsible for wife’s stabbing death
The B.C. Supreme Court says a Chilliwack, B.C., man who stabbed his wife to death in 2024 was suffering from a “delusional belief” when the violent killing occurred, finding him not criminally responsible for her murder.
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CHILLIWACK — The B.C. Supreme Court says a Chilliwack, B.C., man who stabbed his wife to death in 2024 was suffering from a “delusional belief” when the violent killing occurred, finding him not criminally responsible for her murder. The court ruling posted online Wednesday says Joseph Berkiw, now 70, killed his wife, who can’t be named under a publication ban, while believing he was “saving her” from being tortured or raped by people who were t…
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