Dr. S. Nagari

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder in 1979.

The accused sought indirectly supervised privileges into the community and a community living provision.

The hospital and the Attorney General argued that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and that the existing Detention Order should be maintained.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat due to his schizoaffective disorder, lack of insight, and recent sexually inappropriate behaviours towards hospital staff.

The Board concluded that a continuation of the existing Detention Order without additional privileges was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage the risk.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for manslaughter, sought a modification to his detention order to permit limited access to cannabis.

The hospital and the Attorney General opposed the request, arguing that cannabis use exacerbates the accused's psychotic symptoms and that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence, finding that unmitigated cannabis use would destabilize the accused's mental state.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the public and ordered the continuation of the detention order with no changes.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assaulting a peace officer.

The Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use, lack of insight, and risk of decompensation if unsupervised.

The Board ordered a Detention Disposition with a transfer to the Brébeuf program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, restricting travel passes to Southern Ontario to prioritize rehabilitation and community reintegration with family support.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not guilty by reason of insanity for second-degree murder in 1987.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, sought an independent housing assessment, arguing a residential impasse existed under the Shortt framework.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of decompensation and violence if unmedicated.

The Board renewed the detention disposition but expanded the geographic scope for supervised community accommodation to all of Southern Ontario, finding that an independent housing assessment was currently unwarranted given the hospital's ongoing placement efforts.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for theft and breach of probation.

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from a psychotic disorder and acquired brain injury, remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at the hospital.

The Board also maintained a condition restricting the accused's cannabis use to prescribed medicinal purposes, rejecting his request for unfettered access, due to his history of overuse leading to psychosis, functional impairment, and conflict with staff.