Police officer attacked: Suspect to go to trial in Edmonton on 12 charges
EDMONTON — A man accused in the attempted murder of an Edmonton police officer is facing a trial after two mental-health assessments found he’s fit to do so.
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces 12 charges, including a new one of aggravated assault, related to a Sept. 30 attack outside a football game.
Some of the charges stem from a police pursuit of a speeding cube van that hit and injured four pedestrians in downtown Edmonton hours after the police officer was attacked.
“Essentially he has been deemed fit to stand trial,” Sharif’s lawyer, Karanpaul Aujla, said outside provincial court Wednesday.