Matt de Grood makes court appearance in downtown Calgary
Posted Apr 22, 2014 6:58 am.
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A judge has ordered the suspect in Calgary’s worst mass murder to undergo a 30-day assessment to determine whether he is mentally fit to stand trial.
Matthew de Grood, who is 22, was charged after five young people were stabbed to death at a house party that was being held to mark the end of the school year.
He was wearing blue coveralls when he appeared in court via closed-circuit television.
De Grood, the son of a senior Calgary police officer, appeared relaxed and leaned against a wall during the brief proceeding.
He is to return to court May 22.
He has been held in custody at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre since his arrest.