The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023 has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault.

Blair Donnelly, who attended court in a navy sweatsuit and took notes with a pen and legal pad, had been on unescorted leave from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam on the day of the attack.

The trial by judge alone began at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, when Donnelly entered his pleas.

Crown prosecutor Mark Myhre says Donnelly was on a day leave from a psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., for a bike ride, but went to Home Depot where he purchased a chisel.

Triple stabbing in Chinatown puts spotlight on 'not criminally responsible' release process

He says Donnelly then biked to Braid SkyTra

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