Protect the Public - Justice for Julia Ferguson
Protect the Public - Justice for Julia Ferguson
The Issue
Osman Osman was found Not Criminally Responsible for the unprovoked murder of 29-year-old Julia Ferguson. Four years after the murder, he is up for review by the Ontario Review Board — a process that can grant a gradual reintegration into the public. Let's stand with Julia's memory and keep Osman in secure psychiatric detention, deny any conditional or absolute release, and put public safety first.
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Osman has a well-documented history of schizophrenia, and when he stops taking his medication, he becomes psychotic and experiences delusions. A forensic psychiatrist testified that Osman had stopped his medication 18 months before the attack.
In August 2021, Osman began harassing staff at the Toronto law firm where Julia worked as a receptionist, making repeated calls and sending emails filled with profanity and threats. According to court testimony, Julia told a colleague he had threatened to “come down there and stab and cut her open.”
On September 2, 2021, Osman followed through, entering the firm’s reception area with a knife in his backpack and stabbing Julia repeatedly. One wound punctured her heart, leaving her without vital signs when paramedics arrived. Julia was resuscitated and rushed to hospital, but two days later she was pronounced brain dead. On September 5, with loved ones by her side, she was taken off life support.
Julia’s family and friends do not want anyone else to suffer what we have. We believe the system is deeply broken — Julia’s memory has been overshadowed while the focus has shifted to Osman’s reintegration into the public. If Osman requires medication to prevent him from harming innocent people, he should not be granted the privilege of living with the public. We urge the Ontario Review Board to keep him in secure psychiatric detention, deny any conditional or absolute release, and put public safety first.
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The Issue
Osman Osman was found Not Criminally Responsible for the unprovoked murder of 29-year-old Julia Ferguson. Four years after the murder, he is up for review by the Ontario Review Board — a process that can grant a gradual reintegration into the public. Let's stand with Julia's memory and keep Osman in secure psychiatric detention, deny any conditional or absolute release, and put public safety first.
Sign now and share widely - Please skip the change.org donation prompts your signature is all that’s needed.
Osman has a well-documented history of schizophrenia, and when he stops taking his medication, he becomes psychotic and experiences delusions. A forensic psychiatrist testified that Osman had stopped his medication 18 months before the attack.
In August 2021, Osman began harassing staff at the Toronto law firm where Julia worked as a receptionist, making repeated calls and sending emails filled with profanity and threats. According to court testimony, Julia told a colleague he had threatened to “come down there and stab and cut her open.”
On September 2, 2021, Osman followed through, entering the firm’s reception area with a knife in his backpack and stabbing Julia repeatedly. One wound punctured her heart, leaving her without vital signs when paramedics arrived. Julia was resuscitated and rushed to hospital, but two days later she was pronounced brain dead. On September 5, with loved ones by her side, she was taken off life support.
Julia’s family and friends do not want anyone else to suffer what we have. We believe the system is deeply broken — Julia’s memory has been overshadowed while the focus has shifted to Osman’s reintegration into the public. If Osman requires medication to prevent him from harming innocent people, he should not be granted the privilege of living with the public. We urge the Ontario Review Board to keep him in secure psychiatric detention, deny any conditional or absolute release, and put public safety first.
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3,976
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Petition created on August 13, 2025