C. Rose

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The accused has a history of serious violence, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.

Despite a difficult start to the year, including an AWOL incident and an assault on a co-patient, the accused showed significant recent improvement after agreeing to take injectable antipsychotic medication.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered that the current detention order at the hospital be maintained, allowing for gradual community reintegration as his condition stabilizes.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the restriction of liberty of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and weapons charges.

The accused had been readmitted to the hospital after his mental health deteriorated due to cannabis use and medication non-compliance, leading to conflicts at his community housing.

The Board found that the readmission was necessary, appropriate, and the least restrictive option available at the time to stabilize his symptoms.

The accused was subsequently released back to his community housing with an updated treatment plan.

The accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial and permitted to reside in the community, was readmitted to the hospital after his family withdrew consent for him to live with them due to his escalating alcohol consumption and threatening behaviour.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the restriction of liberties.

The Board found that the readmission was necessary, appropriate, and the least restrictive option available, and that ongoing detention in the hospital was warranted given the accused's lack of insight, refusal to cooperate with treatment, and stated intention to abscond.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found unfit to stand trial on charges including aggravated assault and break and enter.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation of the parties and the medical evidence that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to a mild intellectual disability.

A detention order was issued, directing the accused to be detained at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with temporary detention at the North Bay hospital pending bed availability.

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

The accused had previously been found unfit to stand trial on charges including criminal harassment and public mischief.

The hospital and all parties recommended a continuation of the conditional discharge, as the accused's severe anxiety prevented a meaningful fitness assessment, though he could not be deemed permanently unfit.

The Board accepted the evidence, found the accused remains unfit to stand trial, and ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and possession of stolen property, sought an absolute discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the conditional discharge.

Relying on the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused lacks insight, is externally motivated to take medication, and would likely relapse into alcohol abuse and destabilize if discharged absolutely, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The conditional discharge was continued, and an early review within six months was ordered to allow for a fulsome risk assessment.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for uttering threats.

The accused suffers from treatment refractory paranoid schizophrenia and continues to use cannabis daily.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely become non-compliant with medication and decompensate without the structure of a detention disposition.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, finding it necessary and appropriate to manage the risk while supporting the accused's ongoing community reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual interference and sexual assault.

The hospital, Crown, and defence jointly submitted that the accused remains unfit, is likely permanently unfit, and continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence and ordered that the accused remain subject to a Conditional Discharge with the existing terms, declining to recommend a stay of proceedings.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended the continuation of the Detention Order, which the accused supported.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the Detention Order with the same conditions, including a prohibition on intoxicants, while noting his progress in community living.