A family spokesperson said they would look at taking the Schoenborn verdict to Canada’s highest court.

NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS 1130) — A decision will come down sooner than expected on whether child-killer Allan Schoenborn should be considered “high-risk accused.”

Family of the victims were told Tuesday afternoon that a BC Supreme Court Justice would email the verdict to the Crown Wednesday Morning.

Dave Teixeira, a spokesperson for the family, said they were surprised to hear a decision would be made a week early.

“We’re a little confused because it’s coming out a little earlier, not in court, seems a little odd,” Teixeira said.

ATTN MEDIA: More info RE tomorrow's decision on 3x child killer Schoenborn's constitutional challenge. #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/ok6OQkXWl4 — Dave Teixeira (@davedotca) December 2, 2015

If the mentally-ill Schoenborn is deemed “high risk accused,” he would no longer be allowed escorted public outings, he would be locked up indefinitely and declared a threat to the public.

“We obviously are hoping for a decision that indicates the rights of victims come before the rights of child killers, and should that not go our way of course we will see what next steps are available for us and perhaps move this to the supreme court of Canada.”

The defence argued the 2014 designation law shouldn’t count in this case as Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three children in Merritt, four years previous.