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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 25 ,2 02 2 | 2 FREEDOM IS CALLING. ANSWER WITH A GALAXY. GET YOURS WITH AN UNLIMITED DATA PLAN. Oakville Smart Centre 261 Oak Walk Drive Oakville 289.291.3261 Walkers Line 3505 Upper Middle Road Burlington 289.427.5260 Appleby Village 5111 New Street Burlington 905.635.0584 A one-time connection fee will apply on new activations or hardware upgrades. Speeds reduced beyond Fast LTE data amounts. Conditions apply.All Freedom Mobile services are subject to our Terms of Service, Internet Traffic Management Policy, Fair Usage Policy, and Privacy Policy located at freedommobile.ca. The Freedom Mobile name and logos and other words, titles, phrases, marks, logos, icons, graphics are trademarks of, or used under license by, Freedom Mobile Inc.All rights reserved. A Mississauga man re- sponsible for a random and unprovoked stabbing in an Oakville park has been placed in the care of the Fo- rensic Psychiatry Program at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton after being found not criminally responsible for his actions. Pravin Anthony, 35, was arrested by Halton police and charged with attempt- ed murder and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose on March 30, 2021. An agreed statement of facts presented to a Milton court noted that during the evening of March 30, 2021, a family of four, including two school-aged children, were in Clearview Park playing with a Frisbee when Anthony approached them, holding a large stick and saying things like, "I know what you are doing." Anthony reportedly swore at the father and drove the family from the park. Moments later, at around 7 p.m., Anthony en- countered a teenage couple in a wooded area of the park. After Anthony report- edly made obscene com- ments to the young woman and threatened to slap her, the teenagers grabbed their belongings and ran away. At some point after this interaction, Anthony en- countered a 61-year-old man, who was walking alone in a wooded area of Clearview Park. According to the agreed statement of facts, this man walked past Anthony be- fore he was attacked. The court document states An- thony pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and stabbed the man in the abdomen and the hip. The victim reportedly fled the area as quickly as he could, emerging from the Sir David Drive en- trance to the park, where he approached a man work- ing on his front yard and asked for help. This individual called 911. At this point, Anthony began to approach, but then turned around and re- turned to the park. He was arrested by Hal- ton police without incident at 7:38 p.m. The victim was rushed to hospital with life-threat- ening injuries, including a deep liver laceration and a complex laceration to his stomach. He remained in hospital until April 10, 2021 but was readmitted later in April for five days due to compli- cations. A Milton court found Anthony not criminally re- sponsible for his actions nearly a year later, on March 24, 2022. In a review of Anthony's case, the Ontario Review Board heard that Anthony had immigrated to Canada in 2003 with his parents and two siblings. The board also heard that he had obtained a di- ploma in business adminis- tration from Sheridan Col- lege and then gained em- ployment as an insurance claims adjuster. According to his par- MAN REMANDED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING 2021 STABBING DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS A man has been placed in the care of the Forensic Psychiatry Program at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton following a 2021 stabbing. Graham Paine/Metroland See - page 3