Dr. K. De Freitas

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

The accused was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1991 for assault with a weapon.

The treatment team provided uncontroverted evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia and psychogenic polydipsia, requiring close supervision to prevent water intoxication and cannabis use.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of breaking and entering and uttering threats.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continued detention on a Secure Forensic Unit with discretion to transfer to a General Forensic Unit.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused remains unfit to stand trial and lacks insight into her illness.

Considering public safety, her mental condition, and reintegration needs, the Board ordered her continued detention on a Secure Forensic Unit with discretion to transfer.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, history of substance use, and recent incidents of physical aggression and elopement.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention order at the hospital, but amended his privileges to include community living approval to facilitate future housing waitlists and removed restrictions on his electronic communications.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for various violent offences, suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused continues to experience psychotic symptoms and would pose a significant threat to public safety if not subject to a Detention Order.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order to manage his risk while he awaits transition to supported community housing.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an early review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The hospital requested the accused be transferred from a Secure Forensic Service to a General Forensic Service with community living privileges, noting his symptoms were in remission and he was compliant with medication.

The Board accepted the hospital's recommendation, finding the transfer and privileges necessary and appropriate while maintaining public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the accused's fitness to stand trial on charges of assault and assault with a weapon.

The accused, who has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and a mild intellectual disability, had previously been found unfit.

Based on the hospital report and psychiatric testimony, the Board found that the accused now has a reality-based understanding of the proceedings, the roles of the parties, and the possible consequences.

The Board concluded the accused is fit to stand trial and remitted the matter back to court for adjudication.