A Canadian court found that a cardiologist who set fire to two synagogues in Ontario is not criminally responsible because of a longstanding mental disorder. Jonathan Bishinsky, 38, was briefly detained in February as the chief suspect behind a fire in a synagogue in Phoenix, Arizona, that caused thousands of dollars in damage. Upon his return home to the southern Ontario town of London, he set fire to two synagogue exteriors, causing about $450 in damages.
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