M. Segal

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

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and declining physical health, has been residing in community housing under a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the hospital's clinical team that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to the existing conditional discharge, with the removal of the substance testing provision, as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had been discharged to the community but experienced a brief relapse into cannabis use requiring a short hospitalization.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the clinical team that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with existing conditions, modifying the reporting requirement to accommodate the accused's search for employment.

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

The accused, diagnosed with a persecutory delusional disorder, had been living in the community at a highly supported housing accommodation under a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as his delusions would likely intensify if he ceased medication.

The Board ordered that the conditional discharge be maintained as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition, with a modification that his housing need not be strictly stipulated as the current high-support facility.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for violent offences due to schizophrenia.

The accused had a positive reporting year, transitioning well to community housing and remaining compliant with his medication.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the clinical team that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with conditions, including a transfer to the jurisdiction of the Quebec Review Board to allow the accused to be closer to his family.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assaulting and attempting to disarm police officers.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had made significant progress over the reporting year while residing in a 24-hour supervised high-support accommodation.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the hospital's recommendation that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with conditions, including a requirement to reside at the specific high-support housing and a weapons prohibition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on weapons charges.

The accused, diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, remained detained at a general forensic unit.

The Board accepted the hospital's psychiatric evidence that the accused continued to experience symptoms, lacked insight, and posed a significant threat to public safety.

Applying the Bharwani test, the Board also found the accused remained unable to understand the nature, object, and consequences of the proceedings.

The Board ordered continued detention at the hospital.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for assault and referred to the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition.

The accused, who suffers from bipolar affective disorder and a mild intellectual disability, assaulted a nurse while experiencing a manic episode.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to a high risk of medication non-compliance and decompensation if discharged without supportive housing and community psychiatric care.

A detention order was imposed.

The accused was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing to determine if the accused poses a significant threat to public safety.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat due to active symptoms of schizophrenia, underdeveloped insight into his need for medication, and the risk of destabilization from cannabis use.

The Board ordered a Detention Order at Ontario Shores, with privileges up to living in the community in approved accommodation, as the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage his risk.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for violent offences, had been living in the community for nine months without incident.

The hospital, the accused, and initially the Attorney General jointly recommended a Conditional Discharge.

However, the Board rejected this recommendation, finding that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to his high psychopathy scores, lack of insight, and failure to engage in necessary therapy.

The Board concluded that the Mental Health Act would be insufficient to manage his risk if his mental state decompensated.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order with an additional privilege for indirectly supervised travel passes.