K. Irwin

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breach of probation, was subject to a mandatory annual review by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, alcohol cravings, and recent incidents of elopement and unprovoked assault while in hospital.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition to manage his risk and facilitate further treatment.

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

The accused had been found not criminally responsible for assault.

Relying on the uncontroverted expert evidence of the hospital's most responsible physician, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to treatment-refractory schizophrenia, a history of substance use, and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge without adding the travel restrictions proposed by the hospital and the Crown, finding them unnecessary given the accused's compliance and therapeutic alliance.

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

The hearing was convened early to consider expanding his travel passes to allow attendance at a family wedding in Montreal.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his major mental illness and substance use history.

However, noting his progress, abstinence from substances, and the supportive nature of the family event, the Board concluded that adding the requested travel pass provisions to his detention disposition was necessary and appropriate to manage his risk while supporting his reintegration.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and uttering threats.

At her annual Review Board hearing, the majority found she no longer poses a significant threat to public safety, noting she has been stable in the community without antipsychotic medication for 18 months and has not reoffended.

The Board granted an absolute discharge.

The Board also found that a recent hospital readmission that restricted her liberty was not reasonable or necessary to manage public safety.

A dissenting member concluded the accused remains a significant risk due to ongoing psychotic symptoms, non-adherence to medication, and stated intentions to contact the victim.

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

The accused remains treatment refractory, symptomatic, and unpredictable, requiring continued detention in a high secure program.

The Board accepted a joint submission to maintain the current disposition, with the sole modification of lifting the non-contact provisions regarding the accused's mother and grandmother.

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

The accused's attending psychiatrist testified that the accused had stabilized, secured full-time employment, and moved into supportive housing, recommending a conditional discharge.

The Crown opposed the conditional discharge due to partial insight and risk factors.

The Board found that the accused had made commendable progress over the past year and granted a conditional discharge with conditions, including a specified address to consolidate recent gains.

The accused was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for uttering threats and breach of probation.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to active symptoms of schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

The Board ordered a detention disposition with conditions, including supervised community access, abstention from intoxicants, and a no-contact order regarding his parents.

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

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

While the accused showed improvement and good insight when compliant with antipsychotic medication, he recently relapsed into crack cocaine use.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties that the accused continues to present a significant threat to public safety.

A detention order was maintained to allow the hospital to supervise his treatment, manage his substance use relapse, and control his transition into the community.