The Crown applied to have the offender designated a dangerous offender following his conviction for assault causing bodily harm and breaches of a recognizance.
The offender had a lengthy criminal record involving violence and sexual assault, and suffered from schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder.
Three expert witnesses agreed the offender was a high risk to reoffend violently and sexually, but disagreed on whether his risk could be managed in the community.
The court found that the offender met the criteria for a dangerous offender and that his risk could not be adequately controlled in the community under a long term supervision order due to his history of non-compliance with medication and court orders.
The offender was designated a dangerous offender and sentenced to an indeterminate period of detention in a penitentiary.
