WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
A Hamilton man has been found not criminally responsible for stabbing and killing a stranger — renowned Niagara winemaker Paul Pender — who tried to help him in early 2022.
Court documents from the trial state when Bradley House stabbed the 54-year-old head winemaker for Tawse Wine and Spirits outside Pender’s cottage in Selkirk, Ont., House was “incapable” of rational thought and knowing what he did was morally wrong.
House, who pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, used drugs before the stabbing and had a history of mental health issues.
Crown attorney Gabe Settimi had argued the stabbing was drug induced
