Not Criminally Responsible

• Family of Toronto man fatally shot in 2022 upset about not criminally responsible defence

  It was Dec. 30, 2022, when 37-year-old Devret Clarke, a former neighbour of Gars Kourjakian's, drove into the underground parkade behind him and shot him.

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  Feb 13
  
• 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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• B.C. child-killer’s attempt to keep new identity secret draws widespread outrage

  A review hearing for Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in Merritt 16 years ago, revealed Wednesday that Schoenborn legally changed his name in February.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
• Man found not criminally responsible in Nanaimo coffee shop killing

  James Turok was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner, who was found with a dozen stab wounds at the Buzz Coffee House.

  Crime

  Mar 27, 2024
• Accused Vancouver Chinatown stabber loses ban application

  A B.C. man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was released.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2023
• Winnipeg court deems man high-risk accused after he killed parents, stabbed former supervisor

  The designation comes after the judge found Trevor Farley not criminally responsible for the deaths of his parents and the stabbing of his former supervisor.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2023
• Judge finds Manitoba man not responsible for killing parents, attacking hospital worker

  A Winnipeg court heard Trevor Farley had been in psychosis at the time of the attacks in October 2021. A mental health review board will determine if he can be released.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
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• 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
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• Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court that review board decision biased in de Grood case

  The lawyer representing Matthew de Grood argued the review board's decision was biased, citing what she described as political interference from Alberta's former justice minister.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2023