Dr. I. Ray

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for pushing a victim onto subway tracks, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for her annual hearing.

The hospital and the accused sought to remove a restriction preventing her from accessing subway platforms unaccompanied, which the Crown opposed.

The Board found that while she remains a significant threat to public safety, her condition has stabilized with medication and abstinence from substances.

The Board accepted the hospital's cautious, iterative approach to reintegration and removed the subway restriction, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused was found not criminally responsible (NCR) for multiple assault charges and referred to the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition hearing.

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and a substance use disorder, remains floridly psychotic and lacks insight into her illness.

The Board concluded that she poses a significant threat to public safety and ordered her detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

The Board declined to grant a community living privilege, accepting expert evidence that it would be counter-therapeutic and that the accused is not a realistic candidate for discharge in the upcoming year.