D. Escudero

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the Disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon.

The hospital, Crown, and accused jointly recommended continuing the Detention Order while amending the residential clause to allow the accused to relocate to Windsor, Ontario for new employment.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation, finding the accused remained a significant threat to public safety, and ordered continued detention at the General Forensic Unit at CAMH with the requested travel and residential privileges.

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

The accused suffers from schizoaffective disorder, substance use disorder, and an atypical variant of ALS.

The Board accepted the clinical evidence that the accused remains vulnerable to decompensation from stressors or substance use.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered the maintenance of the current detention order at the hospital, with conditions permitting community living in approved accommodation.