SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - A 16 year old boy will undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial in Yellowknife on a number of serious offences.

The boy, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was assessed by a psychiatrist earlier this month and the doctor's report contained unusual information.

Judge Robert Gorin said he found there to be "reasonable grounds the accused cannot stand trial" and ordered the evaluation to take place.

Crown prosecutor Terri Nguyen read from a doctor's report stating the boy was "hearing voices telling him to harm other people" and the voices were "assuring him no one could hurt him."

She stated he would sometimes see shadows and random faces and body parts as well as see ghosts. She added the young boy began to pray to the devil and it was only after this he began seeing things.

The report said when the boy saw the ghosts and heard the voices, they were sometimes that of a young girl.

The report diagnosed the boy with drug-induced psychosis and early onset schizophrenia, according to the Crown.

Defence attorney Peter Fuglsang said his client did not agree with some elements of the assessment but was prepared to submit to further study.

Gorin did not read the offences, calling them "serious," but alluded to two charges of sexual assault and two charges of sexual interference.

The boy is on a wait list for an evaluation at an Alberta hospital, and the wait could be up to 60 days. However, Nguyen said she was told the hospital has been good at making youth a priority, so she hopes it will be a shorter wait.