Mentally ill N.S. man who killed his mother, grandparents denied greater freedom
HALIFAX — More than two years after a mentally ill Nova Scotia man killed his mother and two grandparents, a team of mental-health professionals argued Tuesday he should be granted unescorted day passes.
They said Codey Hennigar has shown no signs of violence, aggression or psychotic symptoms.
But members of Hennigar’s own family and a Crown prosecutor persuaded a review board that the 33-year-old — declared not criminally responsible for the 2015 killings — is not ready to function on his own in the community.
“Please, don’t risk it yet,” Hennigar’s younger brother, Chandler, told the board.