A collection of notable cases where those accused of a crime were found not criminally responsible for their actions.

Kachkar was found not criminally responsible in March 2013 for killing Russell, a 35-year-old husband and father of a two-year-old boy.

Richard Kachkar was found not criminally responsible for killing Sgt. Ryan Russell, a 35-year-old husband and father of a two-year-old boy, in 2013.

The Ontario Review Board, which decides if and how not criminally responsible patients should be detained, has granted the leave for Richard Kachkar.

Christine Russell says she only learned this week that Richard Kachkar had been released from a mental health hospital in Whitby.

A four-year-old purebred Clydesdale police horse has been named in honour of Sgt. Ryan Russell, who was tragically killed after he was struck by a stolen snow plow in the streets of Toronto in 2011.

A look at some high-profile Canadian cases in which there was a finding of not criminally responsible or such a finding was sought.

A man who killed a Toronto police officer with a snow plow four years ago is being moved from a high-security unit to a lower-security one at the mental health hospital where he's detained.

Luka Magnotta's lawyers are seeking a designation of not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. CAMH's Sandy Simpson explains why that doesn't mean he gets off easy.

A review board has ruled that a man who killed a Toronto police officer with a snowplow must stay in the secure unit of a mental health hospital.