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Detention disposition continued with added community pass privileges for NCR accused with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and uttering threats.
The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had made significant progress and utilized hospital passes responsibly.
The Board accepted the joint submission that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his ongoing symptoms and risk of medication non-compliance without oversight.
The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with a new condition allowing for indirect supervision into the community.
The Court of Appeal upheld a Review Board detention order for an appellant who posed a significant threat to public safety due to active schizophrenic symptoms.
The appellant appealed an Ontario Review Board order detaining her in the General Forensic Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
The appellant had been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for charges of possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, assault with a weapon, and aggravated assault.
She sought an absolute or conditional discharge.
The Court of Appeal upheld the detention order, finding that the appellant continued to pose a significant threat to public safety based on her active psychiatric symptoms, stated intention to cease medication if released, vulnerability to opiate-based medications, and history of medication non-adherence.
The court found the Board's reasoning sound and the disposition reasonable and necessary.
