G.A. Chaimowitz

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault due to schizophrenia.

The hospital recommended maintaining the Detention Order but increasing reporting frequency and allowing passes up to 48 hours to prepare for community transition.

All parties agreed with this joint position.

The Board accepted the recommendations, noting the accused's relative stability and the sensibility of the transitional planning.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, lacks insight into his illness, and has a history of medication non-compliance requiring a community treatment order.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely decompensate and become violent if he stopped taking his medication.

Concluding that a conditional discharge was insufficient to manage this risk, the Board issued a detention order with privileges up to community living in approved accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the disposition for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for four counts of aggravated assault.

The hospital and the Crown supported an absolute discharge, noting the accused's excellent treatment year, full insight into his schizoaffective disorder, and compliance with a three-month injectable medication regimen.

The Board found that the accused's risk of decompensation was highly moderated by his insight, medication adherence, and strong community and family supports.

Concluding that the accused no longer posed a significant threat to the safety of the public, the Board granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder due to schizophrenia.

The hospital recommended a conditional discharge, noting the accused's exceptional progress, medication adherence, and successful integration into community housing and employment.

The Board found that while a significant threat to public safety remained, a conditional discharge was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused was granted a conditional discharge with conditions mirroring his previous detention order.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and other offences, appeared for his annual Ontario Review Board hearing.

The Board found he remains a significant threat to public safety due to the seriousness of the index offence and his history of substance abuse.

Noting his progress, medication compliance, and participation in programming, the Board ordered a continued detention order with the added privilege of residing in the community in 24-hour supervised accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had a successful year in the community, maintaining employment and complying with his clozapine treatment.

The Board accepted the joint position that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his brittle mental illness and vulnerability to stress.

The Board ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge with modifications, including reduced reporting frequency and the removal of substance testing conditions, while maintaining a weapons prohibition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault in 1996.

The hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the detention order with an increased reporting frequency due to recent mental health decompensations and an upcoming destabilizing housing transition.

The accused did not attend the hearing but his counsel took no position.

The Board unanimously found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his lack of insight, history of violence and fire-setting, and reliance on external supervision for medication compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with increased reporting to closely monitor the accused during his transition to new community housing.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault in 1996.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, was unable to attend due to a recent hospitalization for a physical injury.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his ongoing symptoms, limited insight, and historical risk of violence when non-compliant with medication or using substances.

The Board ordered a continuation of the conditional discharge but removed the abstain and submit conditions, noting his lack of access to substances and the vigilance of his residence staff.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review a restriction of the accused's liberty following his admission to the hospital after an assault in the community.

The accused, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, exhibited violent behaviour triggered by sensory sensitivities and changes in routine.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty from October 30, 2024, to December 3, 2024, was significant but necessary and appropriate to manage his risk to public safety, and commended the treatment team for subsequently discharging him back to his family with increased supports.

The Ministry of the Attorney General requested an early hearing to add a no-contact condition and a geographic boundary restriction to the accused's disposition, following his NCR finding for manslaughter.

The Ontario Review Board ordered a condition prohibiting direct or indirect contact with the victim's immediate family and a 150-metre restriction from their homes, workplaces, or places of worship.

However, the Board declined to impose the broad geographic boundary restriction, finding it was not necessary or appropriate given the accused's clinical stability and the potential negative impact on his reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and other offences due to schizophrenia and intellectual disability.

All parties jointly recommended the continuation of a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety but is doing well in his current supervised residence.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the same terms as the previous year.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for two counts of attempted murder.

The Board accepted the hospital's risk assessment that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety but that this risk can be managed in the community.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge, requiring the accused to reside at his family home and abide by a no-contact order, but declined to impose mandatory urine screens or a consent to treatment clause.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for assault and assault causing bodily harm and was remitted to the Ontario Review Board.

At the initial hearing, the parties jointly submitted that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to ongoing psychotic symptoms from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

The Board accepted the joint submission and ordered a detention order on a general forensic unit with privileges, noting the need for further treatment, medication optimization, and diagnostic clarification.

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

The hospital, the Attorney General, and the accused jointly submitted that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and should remain subject to a Detention Order at the General Forensic Unit.

The Board accepted the joint submission, noting the accused's progress with medication but highlighting the need for further investigation into his psychopathy score and sexually inappropriate behaviours.

The Detention Order was maintained.