Mental health evaluation for U.S. man accused of killing Canadian girlfriend
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An American man accused of killing his Canadian girlfriend in upstate New York will remain in jail as his lawyer arranges for a mental health evaluation.
Police have said David Schmidinger called 911 in December saying he had killed his girlfriend and was waiting for authorities.
When officers arrived, police said 38-year-old Schmidinger directed them to a nearby Hampton Inn in Syracuse where police found the body of 44-year-old Michelle Paterson, of Brampton, Ont.
Police say Paterson had been visiting Schmidinger and had arrived in Syracuse a few days earlier.