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Man accused in Vancouver stabbing says found knife was a ‘sign from God’
The accused, off antipsychotic medication, claims psychosis impaired intent; Crown focuses on proving beyond a reasonable doubt the intent to cause fatal harm.
- At his B.C. Supreme Court trial, Gosal testified Tuesday about the fatal stabbing at a downtown Vancouver Starbucks patio, saying he believed he was receiving `messages` from the TV and took a `sign from God`.
- Gosal told the court he had been off his antipsychotic medication for about three months before the March 2026 killing after a fight with his father, and a psychiatrist prescribed a new medication he has taken every day since.
- CCTV footage at trial showed the confrontation when Schmidt approached Gosal, who said he tried to push Schmidt away multiple times before stabbing him, and Schmidt was left in a pool of blood.
- Gosal told the court `The question the court has to answer is whether the Crown has established, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mr. Gosal had the intent to kill Mr. Schmidt, reckless or not`, and the defence will argue diminished capacity to seek manslaughter instead of murder.
- With cross-examination still pending, Gosal has not yet faced questions from Crown counsel; the defence plans to call Gosal and a defence psychiatrist to show psychosis impaired his capacity, while he told first responders he stabbed Schmidt but later gave police different accounts.
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Man accused in Vancouver stabbing says found knife was a 'sign from God'
VANCOUVER — A man accused of killing another man at a Vancouver café patio says he found the knife he used in an alley and took it as a "sign from God" that he needed to protect himself.
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