A judge denied bail to a 51-year-old Brandon man on Wednesday, saying it was clear he posed a safety risk to the community following his alleged involvement in a string of serious assaults, including an incident that sent one man to hospital with glass embedded in his face.

Allegations of Abram Cook’s recent offending is “concerning” and involved acts of mischief and unprovoked attacks against strangers, which warrants he spend time in custody ahead of a possible trial to protect the public, said provincial court Judge Donovan Dvorak, who gave his decision via phone in Brandon.

“The question I would ask is, who’s next?” he said. “A senior walking down the street with groceries or, I don’t know, a kid on the way to school?”

Cook faces eight charges for incidents alleged to have happened between June and September. The charges include assault with a weapon, four counts of assault, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and breaching a court order to report to police.