A 70-year-old man, Joe McLeod who is an Alzheimer’s patient has been accused of physical assault. The man is in the police custody after attacking a fellow patient at a Winnipeg care home. The 87-year-old injured man, Frank Alexander is in a critical condition and is admitted in the hospital.

McLeod was also charged of assault for hitting his wife, Rose. He was jailed in the Remand Centre for about a month. His family appealed the authorities to release him from the jail and place him in care centre. He was later released from the jail and was kept in a care home.

The judge has said that McLeod’s health should be examined by the Health Sciences Centre’s psychiatric department. The judge has ruled that McLeod will spend 28 days under close observation so that his mental state could be properly recognized. This will allow the doctors to provide best care to him. On Monday, McLeod was relocated to the Health Sciences Centre for assessment.

The provincial Liberal party has said that the government needs to design a strategy to handle such cases.