A. Chaimowitz

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for abduction, had been subject to a conditional discharge.

The hospital and the accused sought an absolute discharge, arguing she no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The Crown opposed.

A majority of the Board found that the accused remained a significant threat due to her history of violence, antisocial personality disorder, and ongoing use of synthetic cannabinoids.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with reduced reporting requirements.

Two members dissented, finding the accused was entitled to an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on assault charges.

The hospital and the parties jointly submitted that the accused is permanently unfit and no longer poses a significant threat to public safety, largely due to a severe brain injury that left him with significant physical impairments.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation, continued the detention order permitting the accused to live in a 24-hour supervised accommodation, and directed that the matter be returned to court to consider staying the outstanding charges.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an initial disposition hearing for an accused found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault, theft, and break and enter.

Based on the hospital reports and the testimony of the hospital's representative, the Board concluded that the accused remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered that the accused be subject to a Detention Order at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with privileges up to community living in approved accommodation and a no-contact provision regarding the complainants.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assaulting a peace officer and uttering threats.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, sought an absolute discharge.

The hospital and the Crown argued that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to partial medication non-compliance and lack of insight into his illness.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence and the testimony of the accused's aunt, finding that the accused poses a real risk of serious harm if no longer subject to an ORB disposition.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing conditional discharge.