C. Waite

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm, was subject to a mandatory annual review of his hospital detention order.

The Ontario Review Board heard evidence that while the accused remained stable and abstained from substances, he experienced stress-induced decompensation when faced with discharge to supportive housing.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-resistant schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and lack of insight.

The Board ordered the maintenance of the current detention order as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on three counts of sexual assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and an intellectual disability, remains detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Based on psychiatric evidence that the accused's cognitive deficits and psychotic disorder are chronic and unlikely to improve, the Board found he remains unfit to stand trial.

Considering the ongoing risk to public safety, the Board ordered the continuation of his detention on the same terms and conditions.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault against her mother, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review of her disposition.

The hospital recommended maintaining a detention order with a reduced reporting frequency, noting the accused's progress but emphasizing the rapid onset of her past psychosis and the ongoing risk to her mother, with whom she now resides.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the detention order with reporting reduced to not less than once every four weeks.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and an initial disposition hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and arson.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, had made consistent progress in hospital, complying with treatment and abstaining from substances.

Relying on psychiatric evidence and a joint submission, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a detention order with the addition of community living in approved accommodation as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been living independently in the community, maintaining full medication compliance, and demonstrating excellent insight into his illness.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence that the accused's symptoms were in full remission and his risk of relapse was extremely low, the Board found that he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The accused was granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and related offences.

The accused, diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder, continued to refuse mood-stabilizing medication and lacked insight into his mental illness.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board concluded that a Conditional Discharge was inappropriate and ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order to ensure adequate supervision and the ability to promptly readmit the accused if his mental state decompensated in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review and a restriction of liberty review for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, was readmitted to the hospital after being charged with choking his daughter.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board maintained the detention order with an added condition allowing the hospital to manage contact between the accused and his daughter.

The Board also found that the hospital's decision to readmit the accused was reasonable, warranted, and the least onerous course of action available to manage the elevated risk.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused's Disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer, suffers from schizoaffective disorder, substance use disorders, and a major neurocognitive disorder due to HIV.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation of the hospital, the Crown, and the accused that she continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of her Detention Order with privileges for community living, finding that the hospital requires the authority to approve her housing and expeditiously readmit her if she decompensates.