A man convicted in the brutal killing of his three children has been granted conditional discharge by the British Columbia Review Board.
In 2010, Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for the first-degree murders of his three children: Cordon, aged five, Max, eight and Kaitlynne, 10, at their Merritt, B.C., home in 2008.
He appeared before the board for his annual hearing on Monday to request the 12-month conditional discharge.
The B.C. Review Board decision , which took effect on June 2, says Schoenborn is to attend a psychiatric clinic for treatment, live in a supervised place, and stay at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., if ordered to do so by the board.
He must also report any intimate relationships, be on good behaviour, and not possess or use any weapons or drugs.
Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad said the Review Board’s decision was “wrong” in a social media post on Thursday.
“This man needs to be locked away,” he wrote. “He should not be getting any kind of discharge, conditional or otherwise. After what he did, the public has every right to expect that he remains under the strictest supervision for the rest of his life.”
Today’s decision by the BC Review Board to grant Allan Schoenborn a conditional discharge is wrong.
This is the man who stabbed and smothered his three young children, Kaitlynne, Max, and Cordon, to death in their home in Merritt back in 2008. He killed his own kids.
I’m sorry,… pic.twitter.com/5Eem2Rg9LQ— John Rustad (@JohnRustad4BC) June 4, 2026
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West also addressed the decision on social media , saying that he is “outraged” by the decision.
“I am outraged by the B.C. Review Board’s slippery slope normalization of someone who killed their children.”
“A conditional discharge is not a minor administrative step. It is part of a process that moves him closer to greater freedom.”
Dave Teixeira, a spokesperson for the victims’ family, said in a video shared to X on Thursday: “In my opinion, (Schoenborn) is more evil than he is ill. He’s interested in getting out, he’s not interested in getting better.”
He added that he’s concerned that the conditional discharge is a “waiting room for the absolute discharge,” saying: “It’s very rare that people on a conditional discharge do not advance forward.”
“Should he ever get an absolute discharge, I promise you we will be hearing about him on the news after he’s created more tragedy,” he said.
Brief history and update on the 3x child killer Allan Schoenborn and the BC Review granting the killer a conditional discharge even though he is still considered to be a threat to public safety. #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/3dcsgfBKBm
— Dave Teixeira 🎧 (@davedotca) June 4, 2026
In May 2021, Schoenborn legally changed his name to Ken John Johnson, a move that led the B.C. government to pass legislation preventing those convicted of serious crimes from changing their names.
The Name Amendment Act (No. 2) came into effect in September 2024, and requires all applicants for a legal change of name in British Columbia aged 12 years and older to have a criminal record check.
The legislation intends to prevent convicted criminals from evading accountability and the consequences of their actions by changing their name.
The disposition, written by B.C. Reviewboard Chairperson Geneviève Boudreau, will be reviewable in one year’s time.
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