Dr. S. Bouskill

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review four restrictions of liberty (seclusions) imposed on the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for robbery and uttering threats.

The hospital presented evidence that the seclusions were necessary due to the accused's escalating violent behaviour, threats, and refusal to take antipsychotic medication.

The accused conceded that the initial decisions to seclude were justified but challenged the length of the detentions.

The Board found that all four seclusions were justified, necessary, and the least restrictive measures available to manage the risk of harm to others.

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

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused requires a high level of support in a secure forensic setting and would likely disengage from treatment and violently reoffend if discharged.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered the continuation of his detention at the high-secure forensic hospital.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

All parties agreed that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety but supported his transfer from a high-secure facility to a less secure setting at CAMH.

The Board found that the accused remained a significant threat but concluded that continued high-security detention was no longer the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Board ordered the accused's transfer to CAMH by a specified date, failing which a pre-hearing conference would be convened to address the delay.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine whether the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on multiple violent charges, remains unfit.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused's delusions prevent him from applying the legal process to himself.

The Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial and continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to schizophrenia, substance use, and medication noncompliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at a high secure forensic hospital.