The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon.
The accused, diagnosed with treatment-refractory schizophrenia, sought an absolute discharge or transfer to a less secure setting.
The Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing psychotic symptoms, lack of insight, and a history of violence.
The Board ordered continued detention in a high secure forensic facility but added terms requiring the hospital to report on the implementation of a finger-prick blood monitoring system to facilitate the accused's willingness to try clozapine.
