Crown seeks 'high risk accused' status for Allan Schoenborn
Mother of three dead children said to be 'ecstatic,' new status would change annual review process
The B.C. government is seeking to have Allan Schoenborn, who was found "not criminally responsible" for killing his three children, designated a "high risk accused".
The new designation is possible under Bill C-14 amendments made to the Criminal Code last year.
Speaking for Darcie Clarke, the mother of Shoenborn's victims, spokesman Dave Teixeira told CBC in a phone interview, "The family is ecstatic that the crown is now moving forward with what we all know to be true."
Teixeira says having Shoenborn deemed "high risk" would hopefully end the very stressful yearly detention review process.
"High risk accused" status would extend Schoenborn's review period to once every three years.
"What happens now is that as soon as the review is over, the family and Allan Schoenborn; they're gearing up to go into battle again in a year's time," said Teixiera.
Additionally, "high risk" would strictly limit Schoenborn's ability for community visits outside the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam where he is incarcerated.
Currently Schoenborn is allowed out into the community on escorted day passes.
A first appearance court date is scheduled for September 10th in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.