The Merritt man incarcerated in Coquitlam after killing his three children could be deemed a high-risk offender under new federal legislation.
On Thursday, the criminal justice branch of B.C.'s justice ministry will seek to have the designation apply to Allan Schoenborn.
The move under section 672.64 (2) of the Criminal Code of Canada would mean, if approved by a judge, that Schoenborn's escorted day passes would be revoked.
Last July, the Criminal Code was changed through Bill C-14 to allow the designation of "high-risk accused" for adults who have been found not criminally responsible (NCR).
In its application, the Crown must prove there is a substantial likelihood the accused will endanger the life or safety of someone else or that his offences were so brutal that there's a risk of grave physical or psychological harm to others.
Crown Counsel's bid comes three months after the B.C. Review Board controversially granted Schoenborn escorted day passes into the community, despite pleas from his former wife, Darcie Clark, who also lives in the Tri-Cities.
Schoenborn murdered their three children — Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon — in Merritt in 2008; he was found NCR two years later because of a mental illness.
In a statement issued today (Friday), Attorney General Suzanne Anton offered her sympathy to Clarke and her family, saying, "I hope they’re able to find some comfort resulting from this decision by Crown Counsel. I can’t imagine what an ordeal this has been for them over the past number of years.”
Family spokesperson Dave Teixeira said Clarke and her relatives are "ecstatic" about the application to keep Schoenborn behind bars.
Next week's appearance at the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster is expected to be short with a formal hearing date set within six weeks, he said.
Schoenborn is due to reappear before the B.C. Review Board in May 2016 at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam.
