Colony Farm

• B.C. desperately needs a 2nd forensic psychiatric hospital, report finds

  There is only one forensic psychiatric hospital in the province, located in Coquitlam and known as Colony Farm. The facility has 190 beds.

  Health

  Jun 20
  
• Child-killer Allan Schoenborn retains leave privileges from B.C. psychiatric hospital

  Schoenborn, who recently changed his name to Ken John Johnson, fatally stabbed and smothered his three young children to death in Merritt in 2008.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2024
  
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• Child-killer Allan Schoenborn thinks public should ‘lighten up,’ doctor tells hearing

  Schoenborn, who recently changed his name to Ken John Johnson, stabbed and smothered his three young children to death in Merritt in 2008.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2024
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• Child-killer Allan Schoenborn changes name, fights to keep new identity secret

  Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three young children in Merritt, B.C., 14 years ago.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2024
• In wake of Chinatown stabbing, victims’ families question psychiatric releases

  Rebecca Mayrhofer and other victim advocates have long sought reform of the system handling offenders deemed not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2023
• Vancouver Chinatown triple-stabbing suspect in court for second appearance 

  Blair Evan Donnelly was arrested and charged after three people were reportedly stabbed while attending the Light Up Chinatown festival on Sunday.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2023
• Ex-Abbotsford police chief to probe release of man accused in Chinatown stabbings

  Bob Rich's priority will be determining how the man was released from a psychiatric facility against recommendations, and whether there are others in the same circumstance.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
• Accused Chinatown festival stabber was still considered ‘significant threat’: Documents

  The decision was made this past April in the case of Blair Evan Donnelly, who is a patient at the forensic psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
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• Two men missing from B.C. psychiatric hospital located safe

  Eric Sabbadin, 21, was reported missing just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Michael Gardner, 39, was reported missing 20 minutes later. They were wanted on Canada-wide warrants.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2022
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• Man unlawfully at large from Colony Farm hospital located: RCMP

  Mounties say The Cao Phan, 59, was last seen around 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, commonly known as Colony Farm.

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2022