S. Cressman

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and a restriction of liberty hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for causing a disturbance.

The hospital had transferred the accused to a secure forensic unit due to medication non-adherence, unprovoked aggression, and deteriorating mental state.

The Board found the restriction of liberty was warranted, necessary, and the least restrictive option.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention order.