Youth Charged with Moncton Armed Robbery sent for Psych Assessment

A 12-year-old boy charged with an armed robbery in Moncton has been sent for a 30-day-psychiatric assessment. The CBC reports the boy appeared in Moncton youth court and Friday and was ordered to undergo the assessment at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton. The 12-year-old was arrested after allegedly using a knife and mask to rob Handi’s Convenience Store on Second Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.