G. Beasley

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following multiple findings of not criminally responsible for violent offences.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and susceptibility to stress-induced psychosis.

The Board ordered his continued detention at the hospital with privileges for community living in 24-hour supervised accommodation.

The Board also removed a mandatory random drug testing clause from the disposition and declined to impose a no-contact order regarding children.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been detained at Ontario Shores.

The treatment team, Crown, and defence jointly submitted that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but recommended a lateral outpatient transfer to CAMH once suitable community housing is found.

The Board accepted the joint submission, noting the accused's significant rehabilitation progress and strong family support, and ordered the transfer to facilitate community reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual disposition hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on two charges of assault.

The accused's attending psychiatrist testified that she continues to lack insight into her charges and remains unfit to stand trial, though she has been successfully residing in the community with support.

The Board unanimously accepted the uncontroverted medical opinion, finding the accused remains unfit to stand trial, and ordered the continuation of her current disposition without amendment.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorder, had recently eloped from the hospital and relapsed into methamphetamine use.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.

A Detention Order within the Forensic Program was continued, with added terms requiring the deposit of travel documents and specifying a 150-kilometer radius for accompanied privileges.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for offences including criminal negligence causing death, suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to experience symptoms, lacks insight, and poses a moderate risk of violent reoffending.

The Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention within the forensic program.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and assault.

The accused sought the removal of alcohol and cannabis prohibitions from his disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

Relying on psychiatric evidence that substance use would likely cause a relapse of psychotic symptoms and violent behaviour, the Board ordered continued detention on a General Forensic Unit with the alcohol and cannabis prohibitions maintained.

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

The accused has schizophrenia and a cannabis use disorder.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his mental illness, substance use history, and risk of relapse if unsupervised.

The Board ordered a continuation of the Detention Disposition, with a transfer to CAMH when available, to manage his risk while supporting his reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for multiple offences including assault with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was unmedicated and awaiting transfer from a detention centre to the hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.

A detention order was issued, but the Board rejected the hospital's broad community access privileges due to a lack of information about the accused's community functioning.

A pre-hearing conference was ordered to monitor the hospital transfer timeline.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted robbery and breach of probation, suffers from schizophrenia and continues to experience residual psychotic symptoms.

Based on a joint submission and uncontroverted psychiatric evidence of recent physical and verbal aggression, the Board found the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current Detention Disposition within the forensic program.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, remained guarded and treatment-resistant, with a history of violence when acutely unwell.

Accepting the joint submission of the parties and the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

A Detention Order within the secure forensic program was maintained to allow for medication optimization and gradual transition to a general unit.