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Newfoundland soccer field stabbing case adjourned for three weeks

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 31 Oct, 2014 10:54 AM

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 19-year-old man charged in connection with the stabbing of a boy on a Newfoundland soccer field is due back in court Nov. 20.

    Nicholas Layman is undergoing a 60-day psychiatric assessment after the attack Sept. 25 in Conception Bay South, N.L.

    An 11-year-old boy spent several days in hospital and is recovering from the attack.

    Layman is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

    The incident horrified children and parents who were at the field near St. John's for an evening soccer clinic.

    Doreen Layman said outside court that her son has only recently developed mental health issues and that the family tried to get help for him.

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