A young man found not criminally responsible in Calgary’s worst mass murder will have his first review board hearing next month.
Matthew de Grood will appear before the Alberta Review Board (ARB) July 12 at the Calgary Courts Centre.
Watch below: Global’s ongoing coverage of the trial of Matthew de Grood
In May, Queen’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin found de Grood not criminally responsible for killing Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Kaiti Perras, Zackariah Rathwell and Jordan Segura.
The five young people were stabbed to death at a house party in Brentwood on April 15, 2014.
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The finding of “NCR” means de Grood was mentally ill at the time of the fatal stabbings and wasn’t able to understand his actions were morally wrong.
Since the trial, de Grood has been held at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre. It will be up to the Alberta Review Board to decide what happens to him next.
Watch below: The families of the five young adults killed at a Brentwood house party in 2014 released a joint public statement on Wednesday following the conclusion of Matthew de Grood’s murder trial. Victim Lawrence Hong’s brother Miles Hong read the statement outside the Calgary Courts Centre
According to Alberta Justice, doctors will present a risk assessment of de Grood along with an update on his current condition.
All of those details will be taken into consideration for a possible “high-risk” NCR designation.
READ MORE: What a high-risk NCR designation could mean for Matthew de Grood
Crown prosecutor Neil Wiberg said he is considering applying for the designation given this is “the most serious crime anyone can commit.”
With a high-risk NCR designation, de Grood’s hearings would likely occur every three years instead of annually, Wiberg has said.
A high-risk NCR hearing would be held after the first review is completed.
LIVE BLOG RECAP: Global reporter Nancy Hixt tweeted the details of the May trial from the Calgary Courts Centre
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