Expert: Mario Rodrigues had a personality disorder and substance abuse disorders, which did not prevent him from knowing his actions were wrong
An Ontario man who snatched his four-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in the early morning hours has been found guilty of abduction after a judge found he knew what he was doing was wrong.
Court heard that two psychiatrists who assessed Rodrigues found he knew his actions were legally wrong at the time but were split on whether he could tell they were morally wrong. Court heard Rodrigues broke the front window of the Aurora, Ont., home where his daughter lived with her mother around 4 a.m. on April 18, 2016. When the woman opened the door, he punched her in the face, then went upstairs to his daughter’s room, the decision reads.
Rodrigues, meanwhile, drove towards Pembroke, Ont., and his van eventually rolled over, the document says. Both he and his daughter suffered multiple fractures. “Ultimately it was his conclusion that Mr. Rodrigues was in a severe delusional and manic state at the time of the alleged offences, and that his mood and thought disorder were of such severity that they would have prevented him from weighing the pros and cons of his actions,” the decision reads.
The Crown said the court should give little weight to the information provided by Rodrigues’ relatives because it is hearsay evidence and was not tested by the court.
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