Latest News About Allan Schoenborn status update

Updated 2026-06-18 13:09

Schoenborn is a Canadian man who was ruled not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for the murder in 2008 of three children in Merritt, B.C.. He is being detained at a forensic psychiatric hospital, through multiple British Columbia Review Board hearings assessing his risk levels and restrictions, including occasional supervised community access.

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Schoenborn, Allan 2010-APR-06 Reasons | PDF | Psychosis ...

The document summarizes a hearing of the British Columbia Review Board regarding Allan Dwayne Schoenborn, who was found NCRMD for the first degree murder of his three children. It provides background on Schoenborn's history of mental illness and criminal behavior. It describes how his delusions and paranoia regarding his wife's infidelity intensified over time and led to a deterioration of his mental state. Ultimately, after his wife decided not to reconcile with him, Schoenborn killed his...

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March 2022 Allan Schoenborn Reasons for Disposition

Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for three counts of first-degree murder of his three young children in 2008. He has been detained at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and appeared before the British Columbia Review Board for his ninth hearing. The parties agreed he remains a significant threat, but disagreed on whether he should have overnight stays in the community. While his psychotic symptoms are in remission, he has ongoing issues with...

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Minister's statement on the Allan Schoenborn case

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Suzanne Anton, Q.C., has issued the following statement regarding the Criminal Justice Branch’s decision to not appeal the B.C. Review Board decision to grant Allan Schoenborn escorted leave.

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