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Matthew De Grood Asks for More Freedoms at Annual Hearing

Alberta's Criminal Code Review Board convened an annual hearing to consider a request for more freedoms from Matthew de Grood, a Calgary man deemed not criminally responsible for stabbing five people, The Canadian Press reported on Nov. 12, 2025.
On April 15, 2014, court records show Matthew de Grood, 22, stabbed five people at a house party and was deemed not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
Dr. Sergio Santana, the treating psychiatrist, told the board Wednesday that de Grood remains low risk to reoffend, suffers PTSD and remorse, and `We can only recommend` relaxed rules for visits.
De Grood's treatment and legal team have pressed for relaxed supervision, but in September Alberta's Court of Appeal rejected this, with clinicians noting last year the board decides privileges.
The Appeal Court's expert findings note unanimous evidence that de Grood suffered a psychotic episode and lacked moral awareness, while Santana highlights remorse as aiding recovery; the board's ruling will affect family contact and balance rehabilitation versus community safety.

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