Nancy Macdonald

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for threatening death and criminal harassment, underwent an annual review of her hospital detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board found that she continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her schizoaffective disorder and history of elopement.

The Board ordered her continued detention at the hospital with privileges, noting that while she is ready for community living, she requires 24-hour supervision, which could include long-term care or other supervised housing options.

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 Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine the fitness of the accused to stand trial on multiple charges, including threatening death and possession of a weapon.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia, was previously found unfit and placed on a treatment order.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that the accused lacked a reality-based understanding of the proceedings and the ability to meaningfully communicate with counsel.

The Board found the accused unfit to stand trial and issued a detention order with conditions at the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.