Allan Schoenborn found not criminally responsible for the murder of his 3 children

- Allan Schoenborn was found guilty but not criminally responsible for the first degree murders of his 3 children in his Merrit, BC home in April 2008 
-  He acknowledged killing his children bur plead not guilty to the charges
- Judge ruled that the killings were deliberate and planned but that Allan was not sane at the time, therefore, cannot be held responsible. 

- “I find on balance of probabilities he was suffering from a disease of the mind."

- He will remain in custody until his case is reviewed by a mental health review board. 

- “No-one can know for sure whether Mr. Schoenborn at the time of killing his children was suffering from a mental disorder that rendered him incapable of knowing it was wrong,” the judge stated.

- “Mr. Schoenborn was, if anything, over-protective of his children. The irony is that the real danger to the children was Mr. Schoenborn himself and none of the dangers he imagined in his mind.”

- “I find it unlikely (he) would have killed his children out of anger given the close and caring relationship he had with his children"

- He rejected the Crown’s assertion that Schoenborn killed his children as revenge against their mother, who discovered their bodies in their home. 

- “Any reasonable or rational person would know that was wrong,” he said. “However, due to his psychosis at the time he was not able to make that decision.” 

Schoenborn not criminally responsible for murders 

Schoenborn guilty not not criminally responsible 

Schoenborn not criminally responsible for killing kids

I agree with the Judge's decision in this case that this man was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the killing. He will now be held in a mental health facility indeterminately, until it is deemed that he is not a risk to the public.