Mentally ill man who may pose 'catastrophic' risk made ward of court days before his release from prison

A convicted mentally ill man whose release from the Central Mental Hospital posed potentially "catastrophic" risk to himself and others was lawfully made a ward of court days before his sentence for serious violent offences was due to end, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The man needed to be detained in the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) for his protection and that of the public and remains appropriately detained there under the High Court's wardship jurisdiction for reasons including he is of unsound mind, the five-judge court also held.