A Manitoba man who killed his parents during a psychotic episode is now waiting to hear whether a judge will lift a label restricting his release.

Trevor Farley was found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder in the killing of his parents, Stuart Farley and Judy Swain, and the stabbing of his former supervisor at Seven Oaks General Hospital in the space of a few hours on Oct. 27, 2021.

Court heard in 2023 the man was experiencing religious delusions at the time.

Justice Ken Champagne granted the Crown's request to designate Farley a "high-risk accused" — a rare designation that requires the man to be in hospital, and allows him to be conditionally or absolutely discharged only if approved by a superior court judge.

Crown prosecutor Shannon Benevides said Farley is the onl

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