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Detention order continued with increased community passes for NCR accused found to be a significant threat.
The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.
The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and moderate intellectual disability, had been stable with no acts of violence over the past year.
The hospital, Crown, and accused jointly recommended continuing the detention order with an amendment to increase the duration of indirectly supervised community passes.
The Board accepted the joint recommendation, finding the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, and directed a pre-hearing conference to address housing and passport funding delays.
Continued detention ordered for NCR accused; mandatory random drug testing clause removed from disposition.
The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following multiple findings of not criminally responsible for violent offences.
The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and susceptibility to stress-induced psychosis.
The Board ordered his continued detention at the hospital with privileges for community living in 24-hour supervised accommodation.
The Board also removed a mandatory random drug testing clause from the disposition and declined to impose a no-contact order regarding children.
NCR accused found to be a significant threat to public safety; Detention Order imposed.
The accused was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault.
The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing to determine if the accused poses a significant threat to public safety.
Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat due to active symptoms of schizophrenia, underdeveloped insight into his need for medication, and the risk of destabilization from cannabis use.
The Board ordered a Detention Order at Ontario Shores, with privileges up to living in the community in approved accommodation, as the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage his risk.
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