Dr. Nnamdi Ugwunze

The accused was found not criminally responsible in 1993 for assaulting a police officer.

She has been subject to a conditional discharge, residing in a long-term care facility where she receives 24/7 supervised care.

At her annual review hearing, the hospital, the Attorney General, and the accused all agreed that she no longer poses a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Ontario Review Board accepted the unanimous clinical and legal consensus, finding that the accused's stability and transition to geriatric psychiatry mitigated any risk.

The Board ordered an absolute discharge.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been living in transitional housing in the community and remained generally stable and medication compliant.

However, recent incidents of inappropriate public behaviour raised concerns.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the treating psychiatrist that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention order at the hospital with privileges up to and including living in approved accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder due to paranoid schizophrenia.

The accused had been living independently in the community on a conditional discharge.

While he had made significant progress, he experienced a recent period of decompensation requiring hospitalization and had a tendency to delay reporting declines in his mental status.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the treating psychiatrist's evidence, concluding that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge on the existing terms.

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

The accused, diagnosed with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, has remained stable in the community but lacks insight into his illness and the need for medication.

The treating psychiatrist testified that the accused would stop taking medication if not subject to a Board order, which would likely lead to decompensation and a return of psychotic symptoms.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Conditional Discharge with no changes to its terms.

The appellant, Bradley Cable, appealed a disposition from the Ontario Review Board ordering his detention at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, following a finding of not criminally responsible for various offences.

Cable argued the Board erred in not considering a conditional discharge as the least onerous option, despite conceding he posed a substantial public safety risk.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the Board's decision was amply supported by evidence, including psychiatric reports indicating severe untreated mental health issues and a high risk of reoffending, and that there was no air of reality to the possibility of a conditional discharge.