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Allan Schoenborn’s lawyer leaves B.C. review hearing [Video]

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The lawyer representing child-killer Allan Schoenborn walked out of his client’s annual review hearing Wednesday – abruptly ending proceedings marked by tense exchanges and several outbursts.

Schoenborn has been held at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., since 2010, when he was found not criminally responsible for killing his 10-year-old daughter and two sons, aged five and eight.

Wednesday’s hearing was meant to determine whether Schoenborn would remain in treatment for another 12 months, or be granted conditional or full discharge.

That decision was never made.

Attorney Rishi Gill said he decided to leave after the board chair did not grant an adjournment and because of the questions and comments made by members of the board. He also said his client was not seeking any changes to his current privileges at the hospital, where the director has been granted discretion to allow him up to 28 days of overnight leave.

“Nobody is ever going …

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