Judge orders mental health assessment of woman accused of Armstrong arsons

A 60-year-old Armstrong woman charged in connection with a series of suspicious fires on Monday night has been ordered to undergo a mental health assessment.

Colette Leneveu is facing four counts of intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire or explosion.

Police said, on Monday night, they responded to two suspected arsons in the 3000-block of Okanagan Street in Armstrong, one involving a set of tires near a garage and the other the back deck of a home.

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The RCMP said they then responded to the 2200-block of Okanagan Street because someone “attempted to light two cars on fire and fled the area.”

On Friday, a judge ordered Leneveu to undergo an assessment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at the request of her counsel.

The assessment is aimed at determining whether, when she allegedly committed the crimes, she was mentally fit enough to be criminally prosecuted for her alleged actions.

Leneveu will remain in custody while the assessment is completed.