Valerie Dawn Culp

The accused was found not criminally responsible for multiple unprovoked assaults committed while experiencing untreated schizophrenia.

At the initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the hospital and Crown sought a detention order, which the accused did not oppose.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his history of decompensation and violence when untreated.

The Board ordered the accused detained at the hospital with conditions, accepting expert evidence that the hospital requires the ability to approve his accommodation and intervene early to manage his risk in the community.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for firearms offences, appeared for his initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

A detention order was issued, granting privileges up to and including living in the community in approved accommodation, subject to conditions including reporting and abstaining from substances.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for breach of recognizance and criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and cannabis use disorder, had been detained at a hospital but was living in approved community housing.

Based on the evidence of his treating psychiatrist that his condition was stable and his risk could be managed in the community, the Board found that while he remained a significant threat to public safety, a conditional discharge with a consent to treatment clause was the necessary and appropriate disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, requested expanded travel privileges for international travel.

The hospital and Crown supported continuing the existing Detention Order.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, noting his vulnerability to breakthrough psychosis when medication is reduced.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order with existing conditions, denying the request for expanded travel privileges due to a lack of evidence and planning.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review and a restriction of liberty review for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and progressive cognitive decline, was readmitted to the hospital after his community residence could no longer support his high needs.

The Board accepted expert evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to verbal and physical aggression.

The Board concluded that the restriction of liberty was warranted and remains the least onerous and least restrictive action, continuing his detention at the hospital.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for arson and related offences committed while experiencing auditory hallucinations.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found the accused to be a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with privileges to live in the community in approved housing, subject to conditions including abstention from alcohol and drugs.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for uttering a death threat.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder.

Based on a joint submission and psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with privileges, noting that while the accused has had a stable year in a supervised community placement, he remains at high risk of relapse without structure and supervision.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge disposition.

The accused had been found not criminally responsible for murder due to schizophrenia.

The Board accepted expert evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and requires ongoing clinical supervision to prevent deterioration.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with minor amendments to the conditions.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder and substance use disorder, had remained stable on a secure forensic unit but refused injectable antipsychotic medication.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a detention disposition at the hospital with expanded privileges for indirectly supervised hospital grounds access, but denied indirectly supervised community passes due to the severity of the index offence and the need for further medication trials.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and other offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, was residing in the community under a Conditional Discharge Disposition.

The Board found that while his schizophrenia was well-controlled by medication, his ongoing cocaine use posed a risk of decompensation.

Concluding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, the Board ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge with no changes to the conditions.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for multiple violent offences, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and a severe cannabis use disorder.

The hospital and the Attorney General sought a detention order, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted expert evidence that the accused was taking a sub-optimal dose of antipsychotic medication and lacked insight into his illness.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered a detention disposition with conditions, including a no-contact order with the victims.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing and a Restriction of Liberty hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences, including assault and criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, had been readmitted to the hospital due to a severe manic episode despite adherence to medication.

The Board found the Restriction of Liberty was justified and ordered that the current Disposition of a Detention Order be maintained, with the modification that reporting be increased to once a week.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and assault.

The Hospital and Crown sought to maintain the existing detention order, while the accused sought a conditional discharge and the removal of a cannabis prohibition.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and history of violence when decompensating.

The Board concluded that a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with privileges up to living in the community in approved accommodation, remains the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage her risk.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had been discharged to the community but experienced a brief relapse into cannabis use requiring a short hospitalization.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the clinical team that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with existing conditions, modifying the reporting requirement to accommodate the accused's search for employment.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for an indecent act.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, is currently residing in high-support transitional housing and requires significant assistance due to profound vision challenges.

The Board found that the accused's needs and the risk to the community are well managed under the current Conditional Discharge.

The Board maintained the Conditional Discharge, noting that an absolute discharge would likely result in the accused falling away from treatment and decompensating.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his diagnoses of Schizoaffective Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Cannabis Use Disorder, as well as his developing insight and recent breaches of no-contact orders.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Disposition at the hospital, with privileges up to and including community living in approved accommodations with reporting requirements.

The Ontario Review Board held an early hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and forcible confinement.

The hospital requested a transfer of the accused to Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences due to resource limitations in supervising him in the Durham Region.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, primarily due to the risk of relapse into cannabis use and subsequent psychosis.

The Board ordered the transfer to Ontario Shores and continued the detention order with community living privileges in the Durham Region.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on weapons charges.

The accused, diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, remained detained at a general forensic unit.

The Board accepted the hospital's psychiatric evidence that the accused continued to experience symptoms, lacked insight, and posed a significant threat to public safety.

Applying the Bharwani test, the Board also found the accused remained unable to understand the nature, object, and consequences of the proceedings.

The Board ordered continued detention at the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review and restriction of liberty hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault offences.

The accused, who has treatment-resistant schizophrenia, experienced a significant mental health decline, leading to assaultive behaviour and a prolonged period of locked seclusion.

Based on a joint submission and psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of a Detention Disposition at the hospital and concluded that the restriction of liberty was warranted, necessary, and appropriate.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing and a restriction of liberty hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault and assault with intent to resist arrest.

The accused, who has schizophrenia and a major cognitive disorder, experienced physical health challenges and homelessness, necessitating readmissions to the hospital and restrictions of liberty.

The Board accepted the joint submission that the restrictions of liberty were justified and necessary, and that no change to the current Detention Order was required, as the accused requires 24-hour supervision and awaits long-term care placement.