A woman charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a stranger in a Shoppers Drug Mart implored the justice of the peace at a Monday court appearance to listen to a bizarre spiel involving “international security concerns” and “terrorism.”

“I have been in jail since Dec. 16, I’m told, and I’m being damaged in here. I would like to be out because I am innocent and I would like to say what I need to say,” Rohinie Bisesar said in a firm, articulate voice over the warnings of her lawyer and Justice of the Peace Mohammed Brihimi.

She was appearing via video link from the jail where she has remained since her arrest.

Bisesar is accused of attacking Rosemarie Junor, 28, with a knife in a drugstore in the underground PATH on Dec. 11, 2015.

Brihimi pleaded with Bisesar to speak to her lawyers instead and stressed that her words were being recorded, but Bisesar pressed on.

The justice of the peace, whom she referred to as a judge, has a responsibility to listen to what she has to say and act on it, she said.

“The prime minister has an anti-terrorist plan, the people I have been around are very senior up to the point that they have contact with prime ministers current and former, and presidents of other countries and other international leaders,” she said becoming increasingly incoherent. “And I have something in me, that is exposed. And I’ve been exposed to a lot of senior people that is not, that allows whatever I’m exposed to is not confidential. And…. whoever it is, I don’t know who put it in me, I’m going to say it is the terrorists … I would like the prime minister’s office to be called and the anti-terrorist plan to be implemented. Whatever it might be.”

When she paused, Brihimi thanked her and ordered her to appear again by video on Wednesday.

He abruptly ended the hearing before Bisesar could go on to read the two-page document she had written. The microphone on the video-link was muted as she began to speak again about “security concerns.”

During the same appearance, Crown prosecutor Beverley Richards expressed concern about how slowly the case is progressing.

The defence has not requested a bail hearing or even a judicial pre-trial to get a date set for a preliminary hearing, she said.

“It would appear that (Bisesar) is also upset about this matter not moving forward,” she said. “Counsel comes here or sends an agent to simply ask for it to be remanded. This is not helpful and doesn’t serve any interest of justice that I am aware of.”

Lawyer David Burke, appearing on behalf of Calvin Barry, told Bisesar that Barry would be visiting her in jail on Tuesday.

In an interview Barry said that he disagreed with the statements of the Crown, and expects a judicial pre-trial date to be set on Wednesday.

He says the defence is still receiving disclosure from the Crown and that it is not unusual to take a number of weeks to examine the new information in order to make the best use of the judicial pre-trials.

Barry said he cannot comment in any detail on Bisesar’s mental health due to solicitor-client privilege and because the matter is before the courts, but it is an aspect they have been looking at since the start of the case.

“We have a psychiatrist involved who has been dealing with this issue from the get go,” he said.

He would not comment on whether they will be seeking to have Bisesar undergo an assessment of whether she is fit to stand trial.

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Bisesar was first charged with attempted murder, then second-degree murderafter Junor died from her injuries. Two months later, the charge was upgraded to first-degree murder.

While the police now believe the stabbing had elements of planning and deliberation, there is “still an element of randomness,” Det. Shawn Mahoney said earlier this year.