The applicant Society brought a motion for temporary care of a newborn child who was apprehended at birth due to concerns regarding the respondent mother's unmedicated paranoid schizophrenia.
The mother opposed the motion, arguing she could safely parent the child without medication and seeking a graduated return.
The court found that the mother's deteriorating mental health, refusal to follow medical advice, and recent aggressive behaviour posed a risk of harm to the child that could not be adequately addressed by a supervision order.
The court granted the Society's motion for temporary care, with the child to be placed with the paternal grandparents.
