Dr. A. Arnold

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and uttering threats.

The accused, who has schizophrenia and a history of substance abuse, had recently eloped from the hospital for six months, during which he stopped his medication and relapsed into substance use.

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

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the hospital with privileges up to and including living in the community in approved supervised accommodation.

The accused was found not criminally responsible (NCR) on charges including sexual assault and sexual interference.

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

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused's history of medication non-compliance, substance use, and resulting psychosis posed a real and foreseeable risk of serious harm.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat and ordered a detention order with conditions, including community living subject to hospital approval, to ensure adequate supervision and rapid intervention if decompensation occurs.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for weapons and assault offences.

The hospital recommended a Detention Order with community living provisions but opposed international travel passes sought by the accused.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, lack of insight, and history of sexually inappropriate and aggressive behaviour.

The Board ordered a Detention Order with community living provisions but denied the travel passes as premature.

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

The accused, diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, had maintained stability and compliance with treatment over the past year.

The hospital recommended a conditional discharge with travel restrictions, which was supported by all parties.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public, but that this risk can now be adequately managed in the community.

A conditional discharge was ordered, including conditions to report monthly, abstain from substances, and obtain approval for travel outside Ontario.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, sought a transfer to a general unit or a pre-transfer visit to his designated destination hospital.

The Board found the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his history of non-compliance and substance use exacerbating psychotic symptoms.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at the Forensic Service, expanding his community access privileges, but declined to order a pre-transfer hospital visit citing jurisdictional limits.