{
  "id": 16862614,
  "title": "Woman with schizophrenia pleads guilty to stabbing caretaker in neck",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/woman-with-schizophrenia-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-caretaker-in-neck",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/10/28/woman-with-schizophrenia-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-caretaker-in-neck"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Winnipeg woman Victoria Nuoi, 34, has pleaded guilty to stabbing her apartment caretaker in the neck while suffering from a psychotic delusion. Nuoi, who has schizophrenia, was found not criminally responsible for three stabbing attacks in 2017. At her hearing, Crown attorney Marla Bettencourt recommended a four-year prison sentence for the 2025 attack, while her lawyer urged provincial court Judge Dale Harvey to impose three years of supervised probation. Judge Harvey will consider the recommendations before delivering his decision.",
  "summary": "A Winnipeg woman previously found not criminally responsible for stabbing three people is now facing a possible prison sentence for stabbing her apartment caretaker in the neck while in the […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Victoria Nuoi, 34, pleads guilty to stabbing caretaker in neck.",
    "Nuoi has schizophrenia and was found not criminally responsible in 2017.",
    "Judge Harvey to decide on four-year prison sentence or three-year probation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The judicial determination of a sentence for this violent outburst highlights the ongoing tension between punitive measures and the management of individuals with severe mental health disorders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}