00:00A not guilty plea and a potential mental health defence for the man accused of killing Sergeant
00:08Doig.
00:09There's an investigation into his mental competence going on at the moment.
00:13That investigation needs to happen in the Supreme Court.
00:1626-year-old Jaden Harley-Stimson is accused of fatally shooting Brevet Sergeant Jason
00:21Doig at a rural property north of Bordertown in November.
00:25Mr Stimson is also charged with the attempted murder of Sergeant Michael Hutchinson, who
00:29suffered non-life-threatening injuries when responding to what was believed to be a routine
00:34job.
00:35Mr Stimson's lawyer entered not guilty pleas on behalf of his client.
00:39He says the defence will likely argue he was suffering a psychotic illness at the time
00:43of the shooting.
00:44We're still waiting on a final report from a psychiatrist.
00:47Mr Stimson is being held at mental health facility James Nash House under the state's
00:52Criminal Law Consolidation Act.
00:54In April, Mr Stimson's lawyer asked the court to formally remand his client to the
00:59Oakton facility.
01:00Mr Stimson's been in James Nash House since January.
01:04He's been diagnosed with a psychotic illness, which is likely to be schizophrenia.
01:08Andrew Graham has previously said that Mr Stimson has admitted to the objective elements
01:14of murder.
01:15The 26-year-old will remain in custody and appear in the Supreme Court for arraignment
01:20in September.
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