Missing CAMH patient was not deemed a flight risk

The chair of the Ontario Review Board says that because missing patient Zhebin Cong was not deemed a flight risk, it doesn’t appear his passport was seized.

Earlier this week, police revealed Mr. Cong, a CAMH patient who was found not criminally responsible for murder in 2016, went missing from the facility while on an unsupervised day pass on July 3 and boarded an international flight the same day.Justice Schneider, who oversees the ORB, an independent tribunal that sets supervision parameters for people found not criminally responsible for offences, said ORB decisions pertaining to Mr. Cong’s case do not indicate he was a flight risk.

In Canada, individuals who are deemed NCR, such as Mr. Cong, are treated as patients for an indeterminate period, but the goal is rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Patients can earn privileges, such as day passes for supervised or unsupervised community access, based on their progress in treatment. According to Justice Schneider, the case of Mr. Cong shows widespread misunderstanding of how this system works.

He only told them what he wanted and they didn't listen.

And the excuses start rolling. Be a long list of them from everyone involved by the time this ends.

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