Accused PATH murderer fires lawyer
Rohinie Bisesar's mental fitness to stand trial was to be discussed Wednesday
Rohinie Bisesar is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Rosemarie Junor.
Junor was fatally stabbed inside a below-ground drug store along near Bay St. and Wellington St W on December 11.
Bisesar's mental fitness to stand trial was to be discussed inside the city's mental health court on Wednesday.
Outside the Old City Hall courthouse lawyer Calvin Barry told reporters a psychiatric report had indeed been prepared, but he would not divulge its findings.
"It wouldn't be proper given that I'm no longer counsel (to Bisesar)," Barry said.
The reasons Bisesar and Barry parted ways as well as other discussion in the courtroom are covered by a publication ban.
The petite Bisesar dressed in a prison-issue green sweatsuit spoke clearly and calmly in court explaining her wishes, her hands often clasped near her chest.
"If somebody doesn't want to have you, that's their prerogative," Barry said outside. "People can be unrepresented despite mental illnesses looming, speaking generally."
Barry says lawyers and prosecutors are often ill-equipped to deal with people facing serious accusations who may also be mentally ill and so they lean on the expertise of psychiatrists and mental heath facilities.
He expects it will take a few days for Bisesar to find a new lawyer who can advance her case through the courts.
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