Supreme Court justice has ruled child killer Allan Schoenborn does not meet the criteria for the high-risk accused designation. ​BC Supreme Court Justice rejects Crown application to designate child killer Allan Schoenborn a high risk accused. In the statement, Clarke said the result was unexpected, "shameful" and that public safety was not the "paramount concern" of the courts. — @Jesse_JohnstonHigh risk designation would have impacted leave, reviewsThe designation of high-risk accused was possible due to Criminal Code changes brought in by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2014. A high-risk accused designation would have meant Schoenborn's ability to temporarily leave the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, where he is being held, would have been cut off.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2017 18:13 UTC