A Hamilton man who stabbed his cousin to death in 2023 has been found not criminally responsible, an Ontario judge ruled Wednesday.

Laureano Bistoyong "unlawfully caused the death" of Mark Bistoyong but is not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder, Superior Court Justice Andrew Goodman said.

The decision prompted an uproar by family members in the courtroom. Some of them yelled at the judge, and one person threw a chair.

The Ontario Review Board will review the case next to decide what will happen to Laureano, likely within 45 days, the court heard.

In October 2024, the judge found Bistoyong guilty of second-degree murder in his 16-year-old cousin Mark's death. Bistoyong stabbed Mark in the chest with a chef's knife as he sat eating at a family barbecue on July 1, 2

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