Udo Haan, the Kitchener man who killed his wife and blew up their house in 2018, could receive travel passes to be in the community.

The Ontario Review Board, which holds hearings annually to determine what freedoms patients can have, issued its decision Thursday.

The decision stated that as long as Haan is taking his medications and behaves well, he will be allowed travel passes and potentially more.

Case history

In August 2018, Haan killed his wife Edra and caused an explosion that destroyed their home. Last year, a judge declared him “not criminally responsible” because he was suffering from delusions at the time.

Haan has been under the care of a mental health care hospital in St. Thomas and recently began taking new medications.

Whats Next?

On Thursday, the review board granted Haan passes that would allow him to spend up to five days in parts of Ontario under supervision.

Haan could also live independently in Elgin or Middlesex County, if approved by the hospital.

According to the review board, these privileges are not guaranteed and are at the physicians’ discretion.

“When Mr. Haan demonstrates to the hospital that he meets the medical requirements, that his symptoms are stabilized and that he is ready and not before, and the fact that the board authorizes the hospital to do so is not an indication by the board that the hospital must, or has to do so, at any time, and if the hospital does not find that Mr. Haan is ready to exercise those passes, they will not do so,” said Steve Gehl, Udo Haan’s lawyer, when speaking with CTV. News from last week.

The hospital said they have a robust risk assessment process and provide excellent care that can allow for reintegration into the community when the time is right.

Haan will undergo an annual evaluation to determine his level of access to the community.