T. Verny

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

The hospital recommended continuing the detention order but deleting conditions prohibiting contact with the victim, noting the accused's stability and lack of delusions.

The Crown opposed deleting the conditions.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and maintained all conditions, including the no-contact provisions, citing the seriousness of the offences, the accused's limited insight, and the lack of updated information regarding the victim.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review a restriction of liberty (ROL) imposed on the accused, who had been living in the community but was readmitted to the hospital due to decompensation and substance use.

The hospital sought to stabilize the accused while awaiting a more supportive housing placement.

The Board found that the ROL was necessary and warranted to protect the public and prevent further decline in the accused's mental state.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current disposition, noting the accused remains a significant threat to public safety but supporting his transition to new supportive housing.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing to determine if he represents a significant threat to public safety.

Based on a joint submission and psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat due to his history of substance abuse and uncertain psychiatric diagnosis.

The Board ordered a Conditional Discharge Disposition with conditions, including a transfer of care to the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, to allow for medication titration and community monitoring.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for arson and the matter was remitted to the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition hearing.

The Board found that the accused, who has schizophrenia and a history of substance abuse and medication noncompliance, continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

Accepting a joint recommendation from the parties, the Board ordered a Detention Order at the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences with specified privileges, including potential community living, and prohibitions.

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

The accused has schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder but has been stable and medication-compliant in his current housing placement.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the accused's conditional discharge with a minor variation to the terms.

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

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of Schizophrenia, Polysubstance Use Disorder, and Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Adopting a joint recommendation, the Board ordered the continuation of his detention at the hospital but varied the disposition to permit the monitored consumption of cannabis purchased from a legal dispensary.

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

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for possession of a firearm and mischief.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention order with added privileges, including the ability to reside in the community in approved accommodations and exercise passes for up to seven days.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for firearms offences and breach of a release order.

At his initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the parties jointly submitted that he remained a significant threat to public safety and should be subject to a detention order.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding that the accused's substance use disorder and potential primary psychotic disorder required ongoing treatment in a hospital setting to manage his risk of violence.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to determine if the accused, previously found unfit to stand trial on various assault and failure to comply charges, had regained fitness.

Based on psychiatric evidence that the accused's symptoms significantly improved with new medication, the Board found the accused fit to stand trial.

The Board ordered the accused to be returned to court for a fitness determination and, pursuant to s. 672.49(1) of the Criminal Code, ordered continued detention in the hospital to ensure fitness is maintained pending the court appearance.