G. Nexhipi

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continuing the detention order with amended conditions for community access and reporting.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to recent physical assaults, impulsivity, and non-compliance with rules.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with the recommended amendments to manage the risk to public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder and criminal negligence causing death.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorders, and a history of decompensation and non-compliance when granted increased liberty in the community.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his mental illness, substance use, lack of insight, and antisocial attitudes.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order, including a transfer to a different mental health centre.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for sexual interference, criminal harassment, and sexual assault.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial hearing to make a disposition.

The Board accepted the joint submission and the unchallenged psychiatric evidence that the accused, who suffers from treatment-refractory schizophrenia and experiences offence-paralleling delusions, poses a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a detention order with privileges up to and including community living in approved accommodation to allow for inpatient treatment, medication optimization, and rehabilitative programming.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering a threat, was readmitted to the hospital after his condition deteriorated, suspected to be due to substance use.

A restriction of liberty hearing was held to determine if the readmission was necessary and warranted under s. 672.81(2.1) of the Criminal Code.

The Ontario Review Board found that the initial readmission was justified due to the accused's manic-like symptoms and potential risk.

However, the Board concluded that the evidence did not support detaining the accused in the hospital beyond nine days after his readmission, as he had returned to his baseline condition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson and breach of probation.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorder, requested a transfer to Providence Care to be closer to family.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to a history of non-compliance and risk of substance relapse.

The Board ordered a continued detention disposition and approved the transfer to Providence Care, with the current hospital retaining residual authority pending the transfer.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault offences, was living in the community under an Ontario Review Board disposition.

The hospital readmitted him, restricting his liberty, after his cannabis use and gambling addiction led to housing instability and an inability to pay rent.

The Board held a mandatory hearing to review the restriction of liberty.

The Board found that the restriction was warranted, necessary, and appropriate to protect public safety and address the accused's therapeutic needs, as his previous housing placement was inadequate.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial hearing to determine whether the accused, who had previously been found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault with a weapon, was now fit.

Based on the joint submission of the parties and the psychiatric evidence that the accused's condition had significantly improved with antipsychotic medication, the Board found the accused fit to stand trial.

To ensure his fitness is maintained prior to trial, the Board issued a Keep Fit Order and directed that he remain detained at the hospital pending his return to court.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for breach of probation.

The accused, diagnosed with pedophilia and a moderate intellectual developmental disorder, resides in a structured forensic psychiatric program.

The Board accepted uncontroverted medical evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to sexually-related risk of aggression and affective instability.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a Detention Disposition with no changes to his privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and other offences.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended the accused be transferred to a less secure facility, noting marked improvements in his behaviour and stability after transitioning to a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication.

The accused agreed with the proposed transfer.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted medical evidence, finding that while the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, his recent progress warrants a transfer.

The Board ordered a detention disposition at the Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care with escorted hospital and grounds privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder in 2005.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended no change to his current detention disposition at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, lacks insight into his mental illness, and refuses treatment.

The Board ordered the continuation of his existing detention disposition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, continues to experience command hallucinations directing him to attack others.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the high secure forensic program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, finding it the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage his risk.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and criminal harassment.

The accused requested a transfer from a high-security hospital to a less secure facility.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to high psychopathy, impression management, and risk of decompensation if exposed to substances.

The Board ordered the accused's continued detention at the high-security facility with a minor amendment allowing escorted access to hospital grounds.

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

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, substance use disorders, and a traumatic brain injury, and requires ongoing seclusion due to violent behaviour.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence of the treating psychiatrist that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Disposition with privileges and directed the preparation of a Gladue Report for the next annual hearing.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended maintaining the current detention disposition at a high secure facility, while the accused sought a transfer to a medium security facility.

Relying on uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused remained volatile, frequently non-compliant with medication, and lacked insight, the Board found he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered his continued detention at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care with no changes to his privileges.

The accused was previously found unfit to stand trial on a charge of aggravated assault.

At his initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the hospital and the Crown submitted that the accused was now fit to stand trial and sought a keep fit order detaining him in hospital pending his return to court.

The accused agreed he was fit but opposed the keep fit order.

The Board found the accused fit to stand trial, noting his ability to answer the Taylor test questions and understand the proceedings.

Given his history of fluctuating fitness and the stabilizing effect of the hospital environment, the Board ordered that he be sent back to court without delay and remain subject to the Warrant of Committal in hospital to maintain his fitness.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the restriction of the accused's liberty after he was admitted to the hospital as an inpatient due to substance use, worsening mental state, and severe tremors.

The hospital sought to adjust his medication and administer electroconvulsive therapy in a controlled environment.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, finding that the restriction of liberty was necessary, appropriate, and the least onerous and least restrictive measure available for the safety of the public.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a hearing to review the hospital's decision to readmit the accused, who was previously discharged to the community, following a substance use relapse and deteriorating mental state.

The Board found that the readmission constituted a significant restriction of liberty but was reasonable and warranted.

However, the Board noted that the accused's initial one-month placement in a non-forensic unit, due to a bed shortage, did not meet the least onerous and least restrictive test.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The hospital recommended continuing a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, but with the addition of indirectly supervised community passes and a provision for community living in supervised accommodation.

The Attorney General opposed the community living provision.

Applying the Court of Appeal's decision in Re Simonic, the Board granted the hospital's requested privileges, noting that a community living clause allows the accused to be placed on a waitlist for appropriate supervised accommodation.

The detention order was continued with the new privileges and no-contact provisions.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an initial disposition hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for telecommunication with a person under 16 years.

The Board accepted the risk assessment evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to schizoaffective disorder and lack of insight.

Following a joint recommendation, the Board ordered a conditional discharge with terms including residence at the family home, reporting requirements, and a prohibition on contacting the victim.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and assault against his former intimate partner.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board considered whether the accused posed a significant threat to public safety.

Relying on psychiatric evidence of the accused's bipolar disorder, cannabis use, history of medication non-compliance, and poor insight, the Board concluded that a detention order was necessary.

The Board ordered detention with privileges for community living in approved accommodation, subject to conditions including abstaining from substances and having no contact with the victim.