Dr. A. Mishra

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, resides at a mental health centre and suffers from schizophrenia.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the evidence of the attending psychiatrist that the accused continues to experience auditory hallucinations and remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order without change.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for violent offences due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Despite a joint submission from the hospital, Crown, and accused supporting a transfer to a less secure facility, the Board found the transfer premature.

The Board noted the accused's fragile clinical stability, recent episodes of aggression, and history of rapid decompensation when medication monitoring was reduced.

The Board ordered continued detention at the high-secure facility with a weapons prohibition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for murder and other offences.

The accused is currently detained at a high secure forensic hospital.

Based on psychiatric evidence and the joint submission of the parties, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of severe violence and risk of substance relapse.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order without change.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and paraphilia, continues to experience chronic paranoid delusions, hallucinations, and episodes of agitation despite treatment, including electroconvulsive therapy.

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

Concluding that the current disposition is the least onerous and least restrictive option, the Board ordered the accused's continued detention at the high secure forensic hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial hearing to determine whether the accused, who suffered a stroke resulting in expressive aphasia, remained unfit to stand trial on charges of sexual assault and sexual interference.

The Board applied the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Bharwani to assess the accused's capacity to conduct a defence and instruct counsel.

Given the accused's inability to speak or write in English or Punjabi, and his functional illiteracy, the Board found he lacked the capacity to intelligibly communicate with counsel or the court regarding complex or nuanced decisions.

The Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial and ordered his detention at the hospital with privileges to reside in approved community accommodation, subject to conditions including restricted contact with minors.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for three counts of first-degree murder.

The accused, who has a complex diagnostic profile including sexual sadism and paraphilic disorders, has been detained in a high secure forensic hospital for over 40 years.

The Board found that despite his psychiatric stability and compliance with anti-androgen medication, he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his deeply ingrained paraphilic disorders and lack of insight.

The Board ordered his continued detention in a high secure setting, concluding it remains the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage his risk.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-refractory schizophrenia, had a history of unprovoked assaults on staff and co-patients and had been in seclusion for an extended period.

The Board accepted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to experience active psychotic symptoms and poses a chronic risk of harm to others.

The Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention in a high secure hospital setting as the least onerous and restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for drug trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

The accused is currently detained at a high secure forensic hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to a profound lack of insight into his schizophrenia, ongoing grandiose delusions, and a history of non-compliance with treatment and substance abuse.

The Board concluded that maintaining the detention order in a high secure setting is the necessary and appropriate disposition to ensure public safety and provide necessary treatment.

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

The Board considered whether the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety and the appropriate disposition.

Relying on psychiatric evidence of persistent auditory hallucinations, catatonia, and unpredictable aggression, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat.

The Board ordered continued detention at a high secure forensic hospital, concluding that a conditional or absolute discharge would pose a significant risk to public safety.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving and fleeing police.

At the initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the Board considered whether the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board found that the accused's history of non-compliance with treatment, ongoing psychotic symptoms, and substance use elevated his risk profile.

The Board concluded that a Detention Order with community living was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage the risk and protect the public, rejecting a request for a Conditional Discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for an accused found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, who suffers from an anoxic brain injury and antisocial personality disorder, has a history of unpredictable and sexually inappropriate behaviour towards female hospital staff.

The Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered his continued detention at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and rejected the hospital's recommendation to transfer him to Ontario Shores, concluding that his behaviour poses an unacceptable risk to female patients and staff at a coed facility.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a hearing to review the restriction of liberty of an NCR accused who was placed in seclusion at a mental health facility.

The accused's mental state had rapidly deteriorated due to medication changes and non-compliance, leading to agitation and aggressive behaviour.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence that seclusion was necessary to manage the high risk of unpredictable physical violence.

The Board concluded that the initial and ongoing restriction of liberty was warranted, necessary for public safety, and represented the least onerous and least restrictive intervention available.

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

The accused sought a transfer to a less secure hospital.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused requires a longer period of stability, engagement in therapeutic programs, and better management of substance use issues before a transfer can be considered.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant risk to public safety and ordered no change to the current disposition.