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In the days leading to March 22, 2019, Vlad Cristian Eremia was hearing voices in his head that encouraged him to kill or protect himself. As a result, he started carrying around a foot-long knife.

That morning, he made his way to St. Joseph’s Oratory and, in the middle of mass, rushed the altar toward Rev. Claude Grou. He managed to stab the priest twice before breaking the knife. Parishioners separated the two and Eremia was later charged with attempted murder.

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At the Montreal courthouse Wednesday, Eremia, 27, was found not criminally responsible for his actions due to a mental disorder. He will remain at Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute, where he will be followed for his mental health.

He has also been barred from attempting to communicate with Grou and from returning to the Oratory if ever released.