Kyleakin Stuart Donal Dow

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The accused requested a conditional discharge or a transfer to CAMH, while the hospital recommended continued detention in the Forensic Program at Ontario Shores.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his persistent stalking behaviour, lack of insight, and history of medication non-compliance.

The Board ordered continued detention at Ontario Shores, denying the transfer to CAMH, but modified privileges to allow indirectly supervised passes within Ontario.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for a mandatory review of his disposition.

The hospital and all parties recommended an absolute discharge.

The Board accepted the evidence of the treating psychiatrist that the accused's schizophrenia is stable, his substance use disorder is in full remission, and he has excellent insight and community support.

Applying the Winko test, the Board concluded the accused no longer poses a significant threat to public safety and ordered an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for assaulting a peace officer and failing to comply with probation.

The accused sought to have community living privileges added to his detention order.

The hospital and the Attorney General opposed the request, citing a recent unprovoked assault on a co-patient and the accused's ongoing persecutory delusions.

The Board accepted the expert psychiatric evidence that adding community living privileges prematurely would harm the therapeutic relationship.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention at the secure forensic unit without community living privileges.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review.

The Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his brittle psychotic illness, lack of insight, and history of medication noncompliance.

Despite a positive year and adherence to medication, the Board concluded a detention order remains necessary to manage the stressors of his return to university and to ensure the hospital can approve his residence and intervene quickly if his mental health deteriorates.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, had been living in the community under a Detention Disposition.

The Board found that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his brittle psychiatric illness and history of violence.

However, noting his medication compliance and stability in a highly supported complex care home, the Board ordered a Conditional Discharge with strict conditions, including a specific residency requirement at his current supportive housing facility.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the restriction of liberty and disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder.

The accused had been living in the community but was readmitted to the hospital after stopping his antipsychotic medication, experiencing psychotic symptoms, and being involved in a motor vehicle accident.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence that the readmission was necessary to manage his risk.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was appropriate and that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The existing disposition was continued without a driving prohibition clause.

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

The Board unanimously found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his major mental illness, poor insight, and ongoing psychotic symptoms.

The Board ordered his continued detention at the hospital but expanded his supervised pass privileges from 24 to 72 hours.

A majority of the Board amended the disposition to allow the accused to smoke cigars off hospital grounds where permitted, while maintaining the prohibition against possessing any other incendiary devices, including lighters or matches.

Two members dissented, finding that he should only be permitted to smoke cigars under direct supervision.

In a professional discipline hearing, the panel accepted the registrant’s admissions to multiple years of false or misleading dental billing, excessive periodontal charges, inflated laboratory fees, and deficient record-keeping affecting ten patient files.

The panel found all five allegations proven under s. 51(1)(c) of the Health Professions Procedural Code and paragraphs 25, 28, 31, 33, and 35 of s. 2 of Ontario Regulation 853/93.

Applying the public-interest test for joint submissions on penalty, the panel accepted a joint penalty submission despite disagreement over some mitigating facts.

The panel imposed a reprimand, a four-month suspension, practice restrictions during suspension, required courses, two years of practice monitoring, and $10,000 in costs.

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

The accused sought a conditional discharge, while the hospital and Attorney General recommended continuing the existing detention order.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his limited insight and reliance on highly supportive housing for stability.

The Board concluded that continuing the detention order with community living privileges remained the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine the appropriate disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for mischief.

The accused's treatment team reported a positive year with improved insight, though he continues to experience fluctuations in his mental state.

All parties made a joint submission recommending a conditional discharge with a treatment clause.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety but that his risk can be managed in the community on a conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and pedophilic disorder, had recently transitioned to a new supportive home where he was doing well and complying with his medication regimen.

However, relying on psychiatric evidence that the accused lacked insight into his illness and would pose a significant risk of violence or severe psychological harm if he abandoned treatment, the Board concluded he remained a significant threat to public safety.

The conditional discharge disposition was continued.

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

The hospital and Crown recommended maintaining the conditional discharge with a residence specification, while the accused requested the removal of the residence and treatment conditions.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing financial instability, residual guardedness, and the risk of decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the residence specification to ensure housing stability, but removed the consent to treatment provision as the accused was compliant with long-acting injectable medication.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for possession of weapons dangerous after waving a knife at citizens.

At his initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the hospital and Crown sought a detention order, citing his diagnoses of schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, ongoing auditory hallucinations, and lack of community supports.

The Board found the accused poses a significant threat to public safety and ordered his detention at the hospital with privileges up to indirectly supervised community passes, along with weapons and substance prohibitions.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, sought a conditional discharge.

The hospital and Crown advocated for a continued Detention Order.

The Board found that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety due to a history of violence, medication noncompliance, and decompensation exacerbated by cannabis use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order, maintained the cannabis ban, and permitted travel passes within Ontario.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences.

The hospital, Crown, and accused jointly recommended a Conditional Discharge, agreeing that while the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, his risk can be managed in the community.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation, noting the accused's medication compliance and positive progress, and granted a Conditional Discharge with a no-contact provision.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the conditional discharge of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and firearms offences.

The accused sought an absolute discharge or, alternatively, the removal of the condition requiring him to take prescribed medication.

The majority of the Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, lack of insight, and the risk of decompensation if he stops his medication.

The majority concluded that the treatment condition remains necessary and appropriate.

A minority would have removed the treatment condition to test the accused's voluntary compliance.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for multiple offences, including assault with a weapon, due to schizophrenia.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, noting his history of unprovoked aggression during periods of untreated psychosis and medication non-compliance.

Accepting the joint submission of the parties, the Board ordered that the accused be detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to ensure ongoing treatment and risk management.

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

The accused suffers from Huntington's Disease and a related psychotic disorder.

The parties presented a joint position that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and should remain subject to a detention disposition.

The Board accepted the joint position, finding that absent the disposition, the accused would likely decompensate and engage in aggressive behaviour.

The detention disposition was continued without changes.

The Ontario Review Board held a restriction of liberty hearing after the hospital transferred the accused from a general forensic unit to a secure forensic unit due to decompensation, medication noncompliance, and threatening behaviour.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the transfer was necessary to manage the accused's inappropriate conduct, risk of absconding, and threats.

The Board concluded that the ongoing stay in the secure unit represented the least onerous and least restrictive decision available to the hospital.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for failing to comply with a probation order, sought an absolute or conditional discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended a continuation of the existing Detention Order Disposition.

Relying on the uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, history of non-adherence, and risk of rapid decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order Disposition with an expanded geographic area to allow for cautious community reintegration.