Supreme Court of Canada dismisses case of man who killed five at Calgary house party
Posted Mar 14, 2024 9:08 am.
It was nearly a decade ago that five young people — Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter, and Lawrence Hong — were stabbed to death while at a house party in Brentwood. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the case of the man responsible for killing them.
In 2016, Matthew de Grood was found not criminally responsible for the deaths, because he was in a severe psychotic state.
He has since been under psychiatric care, first in Calgary, then in Edmonton.
De Grood’s lawyer filed an appeal with the Alberta Review Board in 2022, asking for more freedoms so de Grood could better integrate into society.
The request for conditional discharge was denied, on the grounds the man still poses a significant safety risk.
Last year, his attorney argued in Alberta’s Court of Appeal that the board’s finding was biased, once again asking for a discharge, which was denied.
In September, an appeal was sent to Canada’s highest court. Judges denied the appeal Thursday.
De Grood is currently living in a group home in Edmonton.
