Aaron Sealy, 38, has been charged with violating the conditions he must follow as a long-term offender.
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A man who killed his uncle and beheaded his aunt inside their home in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district nearly 14 years ago is facing a new charge, alleging he repeatedly violated conditions imposed by Canada’s Parole Board to control his schizophrenia.
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Aaron Sealy, 38, appeared before Quebec court judge Manlio Del Negro on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, where he is charged with violating the conditions he must follow as a long-term offender.
It is the third time since last year that Sealy has been charged with the crime. In June, the parole board recommended that Sealy be charged because his parole officers were “of the opinion that the risk you present is significantly increased to the point where it is no longer manageable in the community.”
On July 12, defense attorney Marin Latour requested that Sealy undergo a mental health evaluation at the Philippe Pinel Institute.
On Tuesday, the attorney said he preferred to meet with Sealy in person before disclosing the findings to the court.
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“We need to sit down and look at the report. It’s a little complicated,” Latour told Sealy via video link.
Del Negro agreed to postpone the case.
In 2008, Sealy was released from a hospital and stopped taking medication when he began living with his aunt and uncle, Alexandra and Ferris Shaar. On December 8, 2008, two weeks after moving in, Sealy killed her aunt by repeatedly hitting her in the head with a hammer while she was lying in bed. He then used two knives to almost completely decapitate her.
When his uncle came home from work, Sealy also used a knife and hammer to kill him. Sealy set fire to the duplex before leaving.
Sealy was convicted in 2012 of second-degree murder and received an automatic life sentence. He appealed the verdict, arguing that his mental condition was not adequately treated during the trial.
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The Quebec Court of Appeal ordered a new trial. A psychiatrist determined in 2017 that Sealy was suffering from acute psychosis when he killed her aunt and uncle. The psychiatrist found that while Sealy could tell right from wrong when he committed the murders, he was unable to formulate intent to kill.
Sealy pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter. A Quebec Superior Court judge sentenced him to the time he had already served, plus three months. The judge declared Sealy a long-term felon, a designation that allows the parole board to impose conditions for 10 years after the sentence expires.
One condition required that Sealy reside in halfway house and that the order be reviewed annually. Another condition prohibits Sealy from using drugs. According to the June 28 parole board decision, Sealy has repeatedly violated both conditions.
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This is the third time since last year that Sealy has been accused of violating his terms. In the two cases above, he was sentenced to two short prison terms, 51 days and 30 days.
The parole board’s decision notes that while Sealy was jailed in February, “concerns were raised about his speech and thoughts during his re-incarceration, as he claimed he had killed victims of involuntary manslaughter out of thirst for death. You revealed that you had thought about killing someone from a very young age and that your murderous urges subsided after your crimes, then completely disappeared over the years. You denied your diagnosis of schizophrenia and you still (deny it).”
When that sentence expired on April 9, Sealy failed to show up for two medical injections as scheduled. He was arrested at a bus station.
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During his parole hearing in June, the board informed Sealy that it would recommend charging him due to concerns about his inability to treat his mental health issue.
“The board determines that the circumstances that led to the most recent suspension are the resumption of a pattern of violations, including illegal escape, that are directly related to his risk of reoffending. The board has considered the link between his medication and his risk of violent reoffending. Given his high risk of violence, a pattern of disregard for conditions, a history of failing to respect the framework of supervision, as well as his noncompliance with his medication, the board concludes that caution is warranted.”
