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Angela Holm was killed at age 16.
A Manitoba judge has found Daniel Munroe, 19, is not criminally responsible for fatally stabbing teenager Angela Holm.
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Morris Kaufman delivered his ruling on the case Thursday afternoon.
Munroe was charged with second-degree murder after Holm, who recently underwent cancer treatment, was stabbed a number of times in a Victor Street home and died.
He pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness.
He also injured her stepfather in the same attack and faced an attempted murder charge.
Court heard Wednesday that Munroe has been diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
Munroe's forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Giovana Levin, testified he suffers from the mental illness and is being treated with anti-psychotic medications. Levin said Munroe had no understanding of his actions when he attacked Holm and her stepfather.
Munroe has told her he was "the brother of Jesus Christ" and he "needed to save" Holm.
Munroe also said his home was haunted and he heard voices that sometimes threatened his life.
Victim's mother angered
Holm's mother, Sigga, told CBC News she's furious at the decision.
"Why should someone be able to take a life and not have a criminal record?," she said.
"That's b.s. — This needs to be reviewed," Holm said.
The NCR ruling means Munroe will likely be housed in a locked psychiatric ward at the Health Sciences Centre or in an institution north of Winnipeg, in Selkirk.
His detention will be subject to an annual review process, but the review board that handles NCR cases will make a first assessment at a meeting in the next three months.
