Dr. N. Mokhber

The hospital requested an early review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused had been living in the community under a Conditional Discharge but recently relapsed into methamphetamine use, lost his employment, and experienced an exacerbation of psychotic symptoms requiring multiple involuntary hospital admissions.

The Ontario Review Board found that the accused represents a significant threat to public safety and that a Detention Order is the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage his risk.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for mischief and failing to comply with a release order.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and an acquired brain injury, had been living in the community under a detention order.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to the risk of rapid decompensation and violence if he relapses into substance use.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention disposition but removed the abstain and residential treatment clauses and reduced reporting requirements to assess his internal motivation to maintain abstinence.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused had made significant progress in hospital, adhering to medication and remaining abstinent from substances, following a new diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

However, the Board accepted expert evidence that the accused remained stress-vulnerable, lacked insight, and posed a significant threat to public safety if decompensated.

The Board ordered a Detention Disposition with expanded pass privileges to support his reintegration goals.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for arson due to a mental disorder.

At the initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the parties jointly recommended a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the expert risk assessment indicating the accused's risk of violence is low when abstinent and supported, but that he remains vulnerable to relapse.

Finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, the Board ordered a conditional discharge with terms requiring abstinence from intoxicants, testing, and ongoing psychiatric treatment.

The Hospital sought an early hearing before the Ontario Review Board, arguing that the accused, previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault, was now fit.

The accused's attending psychiatrist testified that his symptoms of schizophrenia and possible Huntington's Disease had improved significantly with clozapine, restoring his ability to understand the proceedings and instruct counsel.

The Board accepted this undisputed evidence and found the accused fit to stand trial.

The Board ordered him returned to court and noted that he would remain detained at the hospital under the existing disposition pending the court's determination of his fitness, making a separate 'keep fit' order unnecessary.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for various offences including arson and assault.

The accused, who has schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, had been readmitted to the hospital three times during the reporting period due to relapses into crystal methamphetamine use.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Detention Order with the removal of a travel pass provision.

The Board also determined that the hospital readmissions were voluntary and did not constitute reportable restrictions of liberty, and ordered a Gladue report for the next review.

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

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorder.

Based on the joint submission of the parties and the evidence of the attending psychiatrist, the Board found the accused remains permanently unfit to stand trial and continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention disposition and extended the time for the next review hearing to 24 months.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and aggravated assault.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the psychiatric evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public due to schizophrenia and a history of substance abuse.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with expanded accompanied passes to facilitate cautious community integration.

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

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and substance use disorder.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, supported by the attending psychiatrist, that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with existing conditions, but reduced the frequency of reporting requirements to encourage greater independence, while removing a no-contact clause regarding the victims.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for failing to comply with probation and criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and avoidant personality disorder, sought a conditional discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended maintaining the detention order with minor changes, including removing the abstain clause and increasing reporting frequency.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and requires the structure and supervision of a detention order to maintain medication compliance and abstinence from substances.

The disposition was continued with the hospital's recommended changes.

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

The accused suffers from Schizophrenia and a personality change due to a traumatic brain injury, which contributed to sexually inappropriate behaviours.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, finding that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a Detention Order with privileges up to community living, noting that the accused's symptoms are well-controlled when compliant with hormone suppressant and antipsychotic medications.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for arson, was subject to a detention disposition at a forensic mental health centre.

At his annual review hearing, all parties agreed he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The hospital and Crown sought a continued detention disposition, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Review Board found that the accused's risk could be adequately managed in the community under a conditional discharge, given his recent stability, adherence to medication, full-time employment, and the ability to monitor him closely with conditions including abstention from substances and consent to treatment.

The accused was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and other offences.

At the initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the Board found that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public.

Accepting the joint recommendation of the parties and the hospital, the Board ordered a conditional discharge to allow for further diagnostic assessment and treatment in the community.

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

The Hospital and the Crown sought a Detention Order, while the accused sought an Absolute Discharge or, alternatively, a Conditional Discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to her history of substance use and the risk of rapid mental status decompensation if she were to stop her medication or resume using crystal methamphetamine.

However, noting her remarkable stability in the community over the past two years, the Board concluded that a Conditional Discharge with conditions including substance use abstention and weekly reporting was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences, suffers from schizoaffective disorder and a substance use disorder.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the expert evidence of the attending psychiatrist, finding that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a Detention Order with minor variations, as it is the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage her risk while supporting her community reintegration.

The accused, previously found unfit to stand trial on account of mental disorder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual hearing.

Based on the uncontradicted psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused's condition had improved, he understood the trial process and the roles of key participants, and he could meaningfully instruct counsel.

The Board concluded the accused was now fit to stand trial and ordered him returned to court.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial hearing to determine whether the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on a charge of aggravated assault, continued to be unfit and to determine the appropriate disposition.

The accused, suffering from Korsakoff's Dementia, was unable to participate and the hearing proceeded in her absence.

Based on the medical evidence and a joint submission, the Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial and granted a conditional discharge, allowing her to remain at her current long-term care facility with a weapons prohibition and a no-contact order.