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HALIFAX — A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed his mother and two grandparents in 2015 has been granted unescorted day passes from a secure hospital, despite family pleas that he wasn’t ready for more freedom.

A team of mental health professionals told the Criminal Code Review Board Tuesday that Codey Hennigar, 33, should be granted more freedoms, having shown no signs of violence or psychotic symptoms.

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Dr. Scott Theriault said Hennigar had completed all programming at the East Coast Forensic Hospital and was able to handle escorted trips into the community.

But Hennigar’s younger brother, Chandler, told the board he didn’t think it was right to give such privileges to someone who killed his family just three years ago.

“I still don’t believe that he’s ready,” he said, as his older brother grabbed a tissue and wiped a tear from his eye. “Have you stopped to ask whether or not it’s right? … And what happens if you’re wrong and I’m right?”