Psychopaths are accomplished liars. They keep getting away with telling lies until the proverbial brown stuff hits the fan, which is why people were so willing to help in the first place, and why he is now at risk of being given a thorough kicking in the face and guts.

I have studied one psychopath at first hand. He has extreme difficulty forming any sort of close personal bond with anybody else, and I gather from other sources that this is a common issue with psychopaths. @Triphid may be able to cast more light on this.

@anglophone That describes him to a tee.

@anglophone Psychopath or Sociopath ?
I have my opinions as to which however and I tend lean towards him having a percentage of both traits as a well as Narcissistic tendencies with a whole lot of, to coin a phrase here, a Holier than Thou attitude tossed in for extra measure.
Maybe, just MAYBE, this time his hospital treatments MAY go quite some way to reducing/alleviating these and the outcomes may make a decent, well almost, decent human being out of him, NOTE, I did say MAY.

@Triphid Thanks for sharing that insight. In my extremely limited experience, change only happens if the person being treated has a significant desire to change, and even then the road can be long and painful.

@Triphid Would that also mean his treatment would include medication and would he be trusted to be consistent in maintaining a routine?

@Betty Yes most definitely and in his case they will most likely use a type of slow release, sub-cutaneously injected form/s of medications, usually those forms release a measured dosage daily over periods ranging from weeks to months at a time.
And he would be on a type of Parole system where he either attends ALL scheduled meeting and sessions or MUST be able to lodge undeniable reasons as why he failed to attend even one of them.
If he fails at that then they consider even harsher actions and treatments, etc.
If his future treatments were up to me that would be exactly what I would be using.

@Triphid Would he be under a guardianship?

@Betty No idea at present since that decision will be made by, I assume, by a panel of 3 including the Psychiatrist, the Chief Medical Officer of the Hospital and the Court Magistrate IF and when deemed necessary.

@anglophone No probs there mate.

@Triphid @Betty Sheesh, I didn't know guardianship was a thing for adults in this country. Let me get this straight: if he fails to attend even one meeting without lawful excuse he could be forcibly detained in a mental health facility?

@anglophone In my country, if an adult is judged mentally unfit to make decisions on their personal and/or financial circumstances they could be placed under guardianship.

Since both Canada and Australia are part of the Commonwealth, I would hazard a guess that it would be similar.

@anglophone My pleasure.

@anglophone, @Betty is correct there that can happen but, unfortunately the making of such a decision takes quite a length of time in some cases and there is whole lot of paper-work, etc, etc, involved and needs to be done correctly as well.
My present guess is that may well try him on the courses of slow-release, long acting meds first and then see what eventuates from there.

@Triphid Thank you for saving me the time to research into that. He is the captain of his own future, and it will be his choice, and his choice alone, if he chooses to run the SS Payne onto the rocks.

@Triphid As it should. To strip a person of their autonomy is a very serious matter. All available avenues of treatment should be eliminated before it is an option. I agree with your guess that medication and therapy would most likely be tried first and for his sake, I hope they work well in helping to balance out his behaviour. It would be nice for you to eventually have a more reasonable neighbour, although less entertaining for us.

Too bad medication wouldn't lessen his belief in a sky-daddy.

Kinda gives quite hint as to why his family have recently turned against then doesn't it.

What else could one expect from an accomplished arse-wipe as is my neighbour?