brad mckee should never have been sent home to live with his parents.
he was about 16 when his mental health symptoms began to emerge in 2008. over the next decade, he was diagnosed with a medicine chest of mental health issues including depression, substance abuse, opiate dependency, suicidal thoughts, panic disorder, unspecified personality disorder, and borderline antisocial personality.
according to court documents, mckee also had a long history of self-harm as well as aggressive behaviour – in 2016, he was charged with assaulting a police officer and both his parents, anna and bill mckee.
while at the central north correctional centre (cncc) in penetanguishene, dr. gunter lorberg assessed him with an anxiety disorder, an over-reliance on benzodiazepines and a serious opioid addiction.
the following year, court documents show mckee was charged with impaired operation of a vehicle and released on house arrest to his sureties – his parents.
while on bail in 2018, court documents state he armed himself with two knives and got into a fight with his parents. apprehended under the mental health act, he was taken to waypoint centre for mental health with the recommendation from georgian bay hospital that he be admitted for long-term care.