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Matthew de Grood, who killed five young people at a Calgary house party in 2014, has been granted unsupervised outings in Edmonton and area but remains a significant threat to public safety, the Alberta Review Board decided in an order released Tuesday.

Found not criminally responsible in 2016 on account of a mental disorder, de Grood — diagnosed with schizophrenia in full remission — has been in treatment at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton for the last year.

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His treatment team can now allow him to visit locations in Edmonton unsupervised and grant him overnight passes for up to one week in order to help him transition to a group home.

De Grood can also be permitted to travel within Alberta for up to one week under the supervision of a responsible adult.

The board made the decision on Sept. 17, the same day de Grood’s treatment team recommended in a hearing further privileges be authorized with the goal of transitioning him into a group home in Edmonton within the next year.