Nova Scotia
The alleged attack happened on Barrington Street last month.
Alleged attack happened on Barrington Street last month
Blair Rhodes · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 11:10 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Elliott Chorny, 19, was charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed in Halifax on Feb. 23, 2025. (CBC)A 19-year-old woman accused of attacking a young boy on a downtown Halifax street has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment to see if she is fit to stand trial on a charge of attempted murder.
Elliott Chorny appeared by video in Nova Scotia Provincial Court on Thursday morning from jail. She’s been in custody since Feb. 23, when she was arrested just after a six-year-old boy was stabbed on Barrington Street near Scotia Square Mall.
Chorny is also facing a weapons charge because a knife was used in the alleged attack.
Chorny’s Legal Aid lawyer, Kelly Rowlett, told Judge Alonzo Wright that she has added an earlier assault charge Chorny was facing so that the two matters will proceed through court together.
The earlier assault charge stems from an incident on Jan. 27 at the Halifax Infirmary when a psychiatrist was attacked.
Rowlett told the judge she doubts the assessment will be completed by the time the case returns to court next month and an extension in time will likely be necessary. Chorny will remain in custody in the meantime.
Chorny’s family was in court for Thursday’s brief appearance.
In the days immediately following the stabbing, Chorny’s mother, Andrea Hancock, went public with her struggle to get help for her daughter before either of these incidents occurred.
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Blair Rhodes has been a journalist for more than 40 years, the last 31 with CBC. His primary focus is on stories of crime and public safety. He can be reached at blair.rhodes@cbc.ca
