Dr. Jack

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and a Restriction of Liberty hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and using an imitation firearm.

The accused had been placed in locked seclusion after brandishing a pencil as a weapon and expressing violent intent towards staff while experiencing active psychosis and refusing medication.

The Board found that the initial and ongoing restrictions of liberty were warranted, necessary, and the least restrictive options available.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Detention Order.