The Kingsbrae Garden Café was vandalized and damaged by fire on March 31, 2019. (Submitted/Kingsbrae Garden)
A man accused of vandalizing and setting fire to the Kingsbrae Garden Café in St. Andrews has been found fit to stand trial.
Christopher Briand appeared in a Saint John courtroom on Monday after a five-day psychiatric assessment.
Briand, 26, is facing five charges — arson, break and enter, theft, breach of probation, and mischief.
The Ontario man remains in custody and has a bail hearing set for Thursday morning.
Emergency crews were called to Kingsbrae Garden on March 31 after a staff member dropping off items saw debris and smelled smoke.
The RCMP have said a man was arrested inside the building after the fire was extinguished.
Brad Henderson, operations director of Kingsbrae Garden, has said the fire was contained to the women’s washroom area but there was smoke damage and vandalism throughout the building.
Henderson said they hope to have the café repaired before the gardens reopen on May 17.
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