Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre

• Appeal filed against Alberta Review Board ruling that Matthew de Grood still a risk

  A mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five people at a Calgary house party is appealing a ruling that found he remains a significant risk to public safety.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2022
  
• Accused in Calgary case worker’s death granted extra time for psychiatric assessment

  A 30-day review was ordered last month for the accused at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre, but court heard Monday that more time was required.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2019
  
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• Man who killed Calgary radio legend Billy Powers and wife granted some freedom

  A hearing by the Alberta Review Board at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton last month said Derek Puffer is doing well but should continue to be detained.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2016
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• Matthew de Grood’s 1st review board hearing set after verdict in Calgary stabbings

  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.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2016
• Matthew de Grood found not criminally responsible in Brentwood murders

  Matthew de Grood has been found not criminally responsible (NCR) in the stabbing deaths of five young people, after a judge ruled he had “lost touch with reality” at a 2014 house party in Calgary's Brentwood neighbourhood.

  Crime

  May 25, 2016
• Matthew de Grood told psychiatrist a voice said ‘kill them before they get you’

  The trial for Matthew de Grood, accused in Calgary’s worst mass murder, continued Wednesday with expert testimony from two forensic psychiatrists.

  Crime

  May 18, 2016
• ‘I did what I had to do’: Matthew de Grood pleads not guilty in Brentwood mass murder

  Matthew de Grood entered not guilty pleas to five counts of first-degree murder via his lawyer, Allan Fay, Monday.

  Canada

  May 16, 2016