Dr. Mishra

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

The accused's physical and mental health had significantly declined due to dementia and frailty, leaving him bedbound and chronically delirious.

The Board accepted uncontroverted medical evidence that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to public safety.

Consequently, the Board granted an absolute discharge, noting he will remain in hospital until a long-term care placement is found.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breaching a recognizance.

The Board accepted uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing verbal aggression, sexually inappropriate behaviours, and mental fragility.

While noting behavioral improvements following a medication change, the Board concluded that a Detention Disposition with a weapons prohibition remains necessary and appropriate while the search for suitable community housing continues.

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

The accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder, requested a transfer to a less secure hospital.

The treatment team opposed the transfer due to the accused's recent medication non-compliance, mental status decompensation, and lack of insight.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and concluded that continuing the Detention Order at the current high-secure hospital is the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder.

The accused had remained stable in a high-secure forensic facility, complying with treatment and developing insight into his bipolar disorder and substance use issues.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of rapid decompensation and severe violence when unwell.

However, accepting the joint position of the parties and the uncontroverted medical evidence, the Board ordered the accused transferred to a medium-secure setting at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences with privileges including indirectly supervised community passes.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breaching probation.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continuing his detention at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, a position the accused ultimately conceded.

Relying on the hospital report and the uncontroverted expert testimony of Dr. Mishra, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-refractory schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, and intellectual disability.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, resides in a high secure forensic unit and receives electroconvulsive therapy to manage aggression.

Accepting the uncontroverted evidence of the hospital's doctor, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review for an accused found unfit to stand trial on an assault charge.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and experiences command hallucinations, has been detained in a high-secure forensic program and kept in seclusion due to unpredictable physical aggression.

The Board found that the accused remained unfit to stand trial and ordered his continued detention at the hospital as the necessary and appropriate disposition.

Additionally, the Board ordered an independent assessment by a criminologist to provide new perspectives on managing the accused's condition and reducing his seclusion, with an early review hearing to follow.

The accused, a 75-year-old man with major neurocognitive disorder, was found unfit to stand trial on charges of sexual assault and failing to comply with probation.

The Ontario Review Board determined that he remained unfit to stand trial due to severe functional impairment and memory deficits.

The Board ordered a detention order, transferring the accused to an all-male forensic unit at CAMH, with privileges for community access and conditions including a substance prohibition and drug screening to manage his risk of sexually inappropriate behaviour.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for two counts of second-degree murder and designated a high-risk offender.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention.

However, recognizing his clinical progress, the Board approved a joint recommendation to transfer him from a high-secure to a medium-secure forensic facility with increased privileges, including escorted community passes.

The Board dismissed the accused's request to refer his high-risk offender designation back to the Superior Court for removal, finding that his progress had not been significantly impeded by the designation and the threshold for referral was not met.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for common nuisance, forcible confinement, assaulting a peace officer, and mischief.

At his initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the panel found that he continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his diagnosis of schizophrenia, history of violence, and noncompliance with medication.

The panel ordered his detention at the High Secure Provincial Forensic Program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

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

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia, a neurocognitive disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, sought to reside in the community with his mother.

The hospital and the Attorney General submitted that he should continue to reside at his current highly supervised residence.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his cognitive challenges and history of aggressive behaviour.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order, concluding that the accused requires significant day-to-day support and supervision that his mother could not provide.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused suffers from a treatment-refractory schizoaffective disorder and experienced significant decompensation over the past year due to medication noncompliance, requiring multiple periods of seclusion.

The Board accepted the joint submission that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care with grounds privileges.

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

The accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and a major neurocognitive disorder, did not attend the hearing.

The Board accepted the unanimous opinion of the clinical treatment team that the accused continues to experience active psychotic symptoms, engages in violent behaviour, and remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused's current disposition, detaining him at the High Secure Provincial Forensic Program, be continued without change.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, continues to experience command hallucinations directing him to attack others.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the high secure forensic program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, finding it the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage his risk.

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

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, substance use disorders, and a traumatic brain injury, and requires ongoing seclusion due to violent behaviour.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence of the treating psychiatrist that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Disposition with privileges and directed the preparation of a Gladue Report for the next annual hearing.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-refractory schizophrenia, continued to experience psychotic symptoms, hoard sharp objects, and exhibit sexually inappropriate behaviour.

The Board found that the accused remained a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered his continued detention in the High Secure Provincial Forensic Program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences.

The accused, who has schizophrenia, experienced a period of seclusion after an unprovoked incident of spitting on co-patients.

The Board applied the Campbell framework and found that the significant increase in the restriction of his liberty was necessary and appropriate.

Accepting the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his current disposition at the high-secure forensic hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, continues to experience auditory hallucinations but has remained stable within the structured hospital environment.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current disposition, detaining the accused at the hospital with escorted grounds privileges.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, and has a history of medication non-compliance and aggressive behaviour.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the accused's detention at the hospital with no change to the terms and conditions of his disposition.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving causing death and failure to stop after an accident.

At her initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found that she continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her history of schizophreniform disorder and lack of insight into potential relapse.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with conditions including a two-week reporting requirement, a firearms prohibition, and travel restrictions, but declined to impose a driving prohibition.