VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s review board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, will retain his eligibility for up to 28 days of unescorted leave from a British Columbia psychiatric hospital. Metro Vancouver area.
In a decision posted online by Dave Teixeira, a spokesman for the children’s relatives, the board said Mr. Schoenborn should not possess weapons, consume alcohol or unauthorized drugs or have any contact with relatives.
The ruling also recognizes Mr. Schoenborn’s name change to Ken John Johnson, a move that led the provincial government to propose legislation aimed at preventing people convicted of serious crimes from changing their names in the future.
Mr. Schoenborn was convicted of first-degree murder of his children, aged five, eight and 10, whose bodies were found in the family’s Merritt, B.C., home in 2008, but a judge ruled that he was not criminally responsible due to mental disorder.
Mr. Schoenborn has been incarcerated at the Coquitlam Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., since 2010. In 2022, the review board granted the hospital director discretion to grant him up to 28 days of leave.
Mr. Teixeira said on social media platform the society.
He said the children’s relatives are tense, especially after learning at the hearing that Mr. Schoenborn had been placed on a waiting list for a transitional housing facility that could eventually lead to full release.
This week’s hearing and decision came after an earlier hearing in April was abruptly adjourned. For good reason, Mr. Schoenborn’s lawyer declared that he would no longer appear before the current panel of the commission.
