Cannabis ban dropped ‘to test’ Ontario man with paranoid schizophrenia who killed his mother
A man in Ontario, found not criminally responsible for murdering his mother due to paranoid schizophrenia, has had his cannabis prohibition lifted as part of a mental health assessment.
Gunman threatens to shoot officers in head during tense stand-off with armed police
A man with paranoid schizophrenia, Christopher Swann, engaged in a standoff with police in Cramlington, threatening to shoot officers while armed with a firearm, prompting the involvement of armed police who were authorized to use lethal force if necessary.