An Ottawa judge has taken the rare step of asking counsel to expand on and clarify some evidence in the 2023 killing of an Amnesty International worker, and said that without it, she's unable to decide whether the man accused of murder should be found not criminally responsible (NCR) due to mental disorder.

Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein told court last week there are still "too many unanswered questions" about the relationship between the victim and the accused, whether the accused might have known what he did was wrong, and whether he might have had a motive.

She also wants to be assured that a forensic psychiatrist who testified conducted a thorough review, and that the matter wasn't "rushed."

William Bryant, 74, was found dead in the stairwell of an apartment building

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