A 76-year-old Toronto man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a fellow long-term care home resident.
Peter Brooks had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 72-year-old Jocelyn Dickson.
He was also charged with attempted murder of 91-year-old Lourdes Missier but was found not guilty on that charge.
His trial heard that late one night in March 2013, Brooks used his cane to attack Dickson and Missier in their beds at the Wexford Residence in Toronto's east end.
His defence lawyer had urged jurors to find the elderly man not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder, arguing that Brooks has dementia and was unable to appreciate the nature of his actions.
But the Crown argued Brooks was not delusional and knew his actions were not only legally wrong, but morally wrong as well.