J. Mills

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review a significant increase in the restrictions on the liberties of an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, who was living in the community, was readmitted to the hospital after testing positive for cocaine, violating the abstinence condition of his disposition.

The Board found that the readmission constituted a significant increase in restrictions on his liberty, but concluded that the hospital's actions were warranted and represented the least onerous and least restrictive measures available to manage his risk to public safety.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and a restriction of liberties hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The hospital had readmitted the accused from the community due to decompensation linked to cigarette smoking, which lowered his clozapine levels.

The Board found the readmission was warranted and the least restrictive measure available to manage his risk.

The Board also concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-refractory schizoaffective disorder, history of medication non-compliance, and risk of rapid decompensation.

A Detention Order was maintained.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review a significant increase in the restrictions on the liberties of an NCR accused, who had been readmitted to the hospital after an unauthorized leave of absence.

The accused had travelled out of province without permission and admitted to using cannabis, which exacerbated his schizophrenia symptoms.

The Board found that the hospital's actions in readmitting and detaining the accused constituted a significant increase in restrictions, but that these measures were warranted and represented the least onerous and least restrictive means to manage his risk to public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and assault.

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and progressing dementia, lacking insight into his need for medication.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused would decompensate and pose an increased risk if he discontinued medication.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered his conditional discharge disposition to continue, with an amendment to update his residence.

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

The accused suffers from an ultra-treatment-resistant form of schizophrenia, lacks insight into his illness, and frequently makes threats of violence toward hospital staff and co-patients.

Due to his disruptive behaviour, the accused was removed from the hearing.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention at the secure forensic hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and weapons offences.

The Hospital and Attorney General submitted that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and recommended no change to the current detention disposition.

The accused requested permission for international travel.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused's ongoing substance use and medication non-compliance put him at significant risk of destabilization.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, maintained the detention order, and denied the request for international travel.

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

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, a brain injury, and sexually inappropriate behaviour.

However, as the accused had not displayed physical aggression or required seclusion in the past year, the Board ordered his transfer from the high secure unit at Waypoint to the less secure all-male Secure Forensic Unit at CAMH.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and an intellectual disability, has a history of medication non-compliance and violent behaviour.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to active psychotic symptoms and refusal to engage in programming.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention disposition at the high secure forensic program.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of criminal harassment and failing to comply with probation.

Based on the hospital report and psychiatric testimony, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to persistent delusional beliefs and a lack of understanding of the judicial system.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order with privileges to live in the community, but decreased the reporting condition as recommended by the hospital, finding that a conditional discharge was not appropriate at this time.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition pursuant to s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and failing to comply with a probation order.

The Board accepted the evidence of the treating psychiatrist that the accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and an acquired brain injury, continues to experience persecutory delusions and has engaged in aggressive behaviour requiring seclusion.

The Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered no change to his current disposition, maintaining his detention at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the 90-year-old accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for harassment and assault.

The accused's treating psychiatrist testified that his schizophrenia is stable, he is compliant with medication, and his residual delusions do not interfere with his daily life.

All parties, including the hospital and the Attorney General, jointly recommended an absolute discharge.

Applying the Winko test, the Board found that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to public safety and ordered an absolute discharge.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, has shown improvement and medication compliance at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

However, the Board accepted psychiatric evidence that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to residual psychotic symptoms, limited insight, and a history of violence when non-compliant with medication.

The Board ordered his continued detention, with a transfer to a Secure Forensic Unit at CAMH to ensure adequate structure and support.