S. Duffy

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for offences including assault with a weapon.

The accused, who has a long-standing diagnosis of schizophrenia, sought an absolute discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General sought a continued detention order with expanded geographical conditions to facilitate housing searches.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public, noting her lack of insight, history of medication non-compliance, and risk of decompensation and violence if unhoused and unmedicated.

A detention order was issued with the amended conditions requested by the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for mischief and animal cruelty.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizophrenia, had made positive progress and remained stable on medication but continued to lack insight into his mental illness and the index offences.

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

A continuation of the existing Detention Order was ordered as the necessary and appropriate disposition, being the least onerous and least restrictive option.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and related offences.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizophrenia, had been living in the community under a Detention Order.

The hospital and the Attorney General sought a continuation of the Detention Order, while the accused sought a Conditional Discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his lack of insight, ongoing delusional beliefs, and lack of professional community supports.

The Board concluded that a continuation of the Detention Order was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition, as it allows the hospital to quickly readmit the accused in the event of decompensation or substance use.

George Veerman, who was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder in 2008, underwent his mandatory annual review before the Ontario Review Board.

The Board assessed whether he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety under s. 672.5401 of the Criminal Code.

While Mr. Veerman remained stable in the community under a conditional discharge, the Board noted his limited insight into his schizophrenia and recent concerns regarding his cannabis use.

The Board concluded that he remained a significant threat and ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge to ensure close monitoring by his treatment team.

The hospital notified the Ontario Review Board that the accused, who was subject to a disposition ordering his detention, had been placed in seclusion for a period exceeding seven days following an incident where he attempted to punch a staff member.

The Board convened a hearing to review the restriction of liberty.

The Board found that both the initial restriction and the continuing restriction until his discharge from seclusion were necessary, appropriate, and the least restrictive options available to the hospital given the accused's history of assaultive behaviour, increase in symptoms, and refusal to accept medication.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had made recent progress in hospital programs but continued to experience psychotic symptoms and had recently used substances.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital every two weeks when living in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for various offences including assault with a weapon.

The hospital and the Crown recommended a conditional discharge, while the accused consented to a conditional discharge but also asked the Board to consider an absolute discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, personality disorders, and need for ongoing support to transition to the civil mental health system.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with terms including residing at a specific address, reporting to the hospital, and abstaining from intoxicants.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had recently stopped taking his medication and exhibited threatening behaviour.

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

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the hospital, finding that a conditional discharge was premature given his ongoing psychotic symptoms and limited insight into his need for medication.

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

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and uttering threats.

The accused sought an absolute discharge, arguing he no longer posed a significant threat due to his physical limitations from ALS.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the detention order with a minor amendment to reporting frequency.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence that the accused lacked insight and would likely relapse into substance use and discontinue medication without oversight, the Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had decompensated while at the hospital, refusing medication and exhibiting increasingly violent behaviour towards staff, resulting in extended periods of seclusion.

The hospital and the Crown recommended a transfer to a higher security facility.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but concluded a transfer was premature pending an upcoming Consent and Capacity Board hearing regarding his capacity to consent to treatment.

The Board ordered the accused's continued detention at the current hospital with specific conditions.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and committing an indecent act, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continued detention with the addition of travel passes, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorder, recent rule violations, and the need for monitored transition into the community.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention disposition with the addition of travel passes.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breach of probation, was subject to a mandatory annual review by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, alcohol cravings, and recent incidents of elopement and unprovoked assault while in hospital.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition to manage his risk and facilitate further treatment.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for breach of probation and causing a disturbance, was subject to an annual Review Board hearing.

The accused has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a history of substance use and violence toward his mother.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused continues to experience breakthrough symptoms and lacks insight into his illness and substance use risks.

The Board accepted the hospital's recommendation, finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and a history of substance abuse, had recently missed medication doses and tested positive for cannabis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his fragile mental state, ongoing negative symptoms, and recent non-compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition, with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital at least once per week while living in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review of the accused's detention disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for weapons offences.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizoaffective disorder, substance use history, and lack of insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition at the Brockville Mental Health Centre, with an amendment allowing the hospital to approve community accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences due to schizophrenia.

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

While the accused made significant progress, including finding employment and engaging in programming, he remains in the early stages of insight into his illness and substance use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with amended conditions to allow for community living in Brockville and increased passes to visit family.

Tyler Gipson, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and being unlawfully in a dwelling house, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for a mandatory review of his disposition.

The Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of schizophrenia and severe methamphetamine use disorder, alongside a history of medication non-compliance and vulnerability to peer influence.

The Board ordered the continuation of his Detention Disposition with amendments allowing for indirect passes into the community and giving the hospital flexibility to approve unsupervised accommodation.

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

The accused has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe substance use disorders, with recent incidents of cocaine use while detained at the hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use and poor insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, adding conditions to permit community living within a 275 km radius of the hospital in approved accommodation, subject to reporting requirements, to facilitate potential residential addictions treatment.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The hospital recommended continuing the detention order but increasing community passes to seven days, despite recent positive urine drug screens for methamphetamines.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with the recommended seven-day passes, adding a condition that the accused must return to the hospital for urine drug screening upon request.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual developmental disorder, had successfully transitioned to a staff-supported community group home during the reporting period.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the uncontroverted expert evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the detention disposition be maintained, as the accused requires continuous supervision and medication prompts, but expanded his geographic privileges to include Southern and Southwestern Ontario.