Gabriel Hunter Gibson has been held in the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam since 2018
A Vernon woman found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder after she attempted to abduct a child has been denied a release from a psychiatric hospital, according to a decision from the B.C. Court of Appeal.
A report from the Review Board said Gibson had been diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and substance use disorder, noting her psychotic symptoms included delusions that she had children in the community and could communicate with them"telepathically," and that they acknowledged her as their mother"through looks and glances" that conveyed a desire to be with her.
At a hearing on the matter on June 17, Gibson expressed frustration at having spent so many years in custody due to her psychiatric status, as well as the side-effects of her medications, which she said cause her to sleep 16 hours a day. The Court of Appeal judge noted this frustration was"understandable."
Gibson appeared before the Review Board in October 2022, at which time the panel noted there had been some improvement in her condition, despite the fact that she continued to have delusions about having a child. However, by the time she was reassessed in October 2023, the Board noted the improvement had been"reversed," and Gibson had tested positive for methamphetamine after having been allowed outside the hospital for a brief time.
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