Dr. Andrew Bickle

The accused was found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and assaulting peace officers.

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

Relying on psychiatric evidence and a joint submission, the Board found the accused's schizophrenia and substance use disorder contributed to a moderate risk of violence, particularly towards family members.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat and ordered a Detention Order with structured rehabilitation.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the restriction of liberty (ROL) and the disposition of an accused previously found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving and other offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been readmitted to the secure forensic unit after experiencing paranoid delusions and possessing a knife in his transitional housing.

The Board accepted the uncontradicted psychiatric evidence that the ROL was justified and that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the accused's detention disposition at the secure forensic unit.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual interference and breach of probation.

The accused has diagnoses of moderate intellectual disability, pedophilic disorder, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Based on a joint recommendation from all parties and the evidence of the treating psychiatrist, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of a Detention Order with privileges, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition available.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and other offences in 2008.

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, had recently relapsed with crack cocaine but was otherwise progressing in a transitional housing program.

Accepting the joint submission of the parties and the uncontradicted medical evidence, the Board found the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge.