P. Wright

The accused was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder after killing his mother while experiencing psychotic delusions.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizoaffective disorder, history of non-compliance with treatment, and alcohol use.

The Board ordered a Detention Order at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care with gradual privileges and added a non-association condition regarding certain family members.

The hospital requested an early review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused had been living in the community under a Conditional Discharge but recently relapsed into methamphetamine use, lost his employment, and experienced an exacerbation of psychotic symptoms requiring multiple involuntary hospital admissions.

The Ontario Review Board found that the accused represents a significant threat to public safety and that a Detention Order is the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage his risk.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder.

The parties jointly proposed continuing the Detention Order with modifications, including extended passes, a partial exemption for alcohol and cannabis from the substance abstention clause, and reduced reporting frequency.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his schizoaffective disorder and history of substance-induced decompensation.

However, noting his recent stability, abstinence, and engagement in treatment, the Board adopted the joint submission, concluding that the modified Detention Order is the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage his risk.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for failing to comply with release and probation orders, which stemmed from attending his former partner's residence.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing and found that the accused represents a significant threat to public safety due to schizophrenia and a severe substance use disorder.

The Board ordered a Detention Order with privileges up to community living in approved accommodation, adopting the joint submission of the parties to provide necessary structure and support for his rehabilitation.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual disposition review.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia complicated by excited catatonia and a cannabis use disorder.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, supported by the expert evidence of the attending psychiatrist, that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with expanded geographical privileges for accompanied community passes to facilitate family visits, noting that the accused is not yet ready for indirectly supervised passes while medication optimization is ongoing.

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

The accused suffers from bipolar disorder and a cannabis use disorder.

The Board found that the accused represents a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of decompensation and violence if he stops taking his medication or resumes substance use.

The Board ordered a Conditional Discharge.

While the parties jointly recommended omitting a substance use abstention clause, the Board rejected this submission, finding that a strict prohibition on intoxicants was necessary to manage the accused's risk and support his reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board held a Restriction of Liberties hearing following the accused's readmission to the hospital.

The accused, who was previously living in the community, experienced a deterioration in his mental condition and an escalation in psychotic symptoms linked to crystal methamphetamine use.

The Board found that the readmission constituted a significant increase in the restrictions on his liberty, but concluded that the hospital's actions were warranted and justified to manage his increased risk to public safety.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and a major neurocognitive disorder, had a history of medication non-adherence in the community.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused's violent behavior was managed with medication and hospital structure, but he would likely discontinue medication without supervision.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered that he remain subject to a Detention Order with an added condition restricting his proximity to the victim.

The accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault of a minor, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition hearing.

The Board accepted uncontradicted psychiatric evidence that the accused remains unfit due to a major mental illness, likely schizophrenia, and requires active hospital treatment.

Given the severe risk to public safety and the lack of community supports, the Board ordered the accused detained at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with a transfer to the North Bay Health Centre pending bed availability in Thunder Bay.

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

The accused had experienced a recent relapse due to medication non-adherence, resulting in a self-inflicted injury and a temporary restriction of liberty.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The current disposition of a Detention Order with privileges was maintained, and the recent restriction of liberty was deemed justified.

Floyd Paypompee, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for his annual hearing.

The Hospital and Crown recommended maintaining his current Detention Order, while the accused sought a Conditional Discharge.

The Board heard evidence from his treating psychiatrist regarding his continued cannabis use, non-compliance with residence rules, and the resulting risk to his housing.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the public and that maintaining the current disposition best balances public protection and the accused's needs.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for a patient found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault due to schizophrenia.

The hospital and Crown sought to maintain the current Detention Order, primarily to manage an imminent change in the patient's supportive housing.

The patient's counsel requested a Conditional Discharge.

Finding the patient stable, compliant with treatment, and without recent incidents of aggression, the Board concluded that a Conditional Discharge naming both the current and prospective residences was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition that protected public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the fitness of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual interference and sexual assault.

The accused resides in the community on a conditional discharge.

The Board considered evidence from the treating psychiatrist and the hospital report, noting the accused's developmental delay and pedophilia diagnosis.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to be unfit to stand trial, remains a significant threat to public safety, and that the current disposition of a conditional discharge with privileges remains necessary and appropriate.

The accused was found unfit to stand trial on charges of sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and sexual assault.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing.

Based on the evidence, including the hospital report and testimony from the hospital representative, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to an intellectual disability.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation of the parties and granted a conditional discharge, concluding that the accused's threat to public safety could be managed in the community with appropriate conditions, including a residence clause and no-contact provisions.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for multiple firearms and assault offences.

The hospital, the Attorney General, and the accused jointly submitted that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and that a detention order remains necessary and appropriate.

The Board accepted this joint submission and continued the detention order, while granting the accused's request to amend the disposition to permit potential travel passes to Red Lake, subject to the hospital's prior approval and investigation.

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

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and mild intellectual disability.

The treating physician testified that the accused remains unfit and struggles with fitness education.

The Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial and ordered the continuation of the Detention Order at the hospital.

The Board also directed a pre-hearing conference in six months to review the accused's progress with alternative fitness programming.

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

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and animal cruelty.

The hospital, the Attorney General, and the accused jointly recommended continuing the current Detention Order at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use issues, recent AWOL incidents, and a history of assaultive conduct.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order at the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault and failure to comply with probation.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was floridly psychotic and disorganized.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered the accused to be detained in the secure forensic unit of the hospital with privileges limited to escorted or accompanied passes on hospital grounds, prioritizing public safety and the accused's mental condition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing to determine whether the accused, who has schizophrenia and a history of complex delusions, was fit to stand trial.

The hospital and the Crown argued he remained unfit due to his belief that the legal system was rigged against him.

Applying the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Bharwani, the Board found that while the accused held delusional beliefs, they did not overwhelm his ability to make decisions regarding his defence or instruct counsel.

The Board concluded the accused was fit to stand trial and directed that he be returned to court.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and methamphetamine use disorder, had made clinical progress but remained an elopement risk and vulnerable to substance-induced psychosis.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of a Detention Order with added conditions requiring substance abstention and testing, while permitting staff-escorted travel passes to facilitate family connection.