BC Review Board Lets Child Killer Schoenborn Keep Eligibility for 28-Day Leave

Published on June 28, 2024

The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, will keep his eligibility for up to 28 days of unescorted leave from a Metro Vancouver psychiatric hospital. In a decision posted online by Dave Teixeira, a spokesman for the children’s relatives, the board says Mr. Schoenborn must not possess weapons, use alcohol or non-approved drugs or have contact with the relatives. The decision also acknowledges Mr. Schoenborn’s name change to Ken John Johnson, a move that led the provincial government to propose legislation to prevent those convicted of serious crimes from changing names in the future....