Man charged for assault with hammer, choking, gets bail
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This article was published 18/07/2022 (1316 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A man accused of attacking his brother with a hammer and choking his girlfriend was given a shot at bail Monday morning.
The 53-year-old man is charged in alleged incidents over the last 10 months. The Sun is not naming the man to protect the identity of the domestic violence complainant. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty and the charges have not been tested in court.
On Sept. 11, 2021, Wasagaming RCMP were called to a complaint of an assault in a nearby First Nation, said Crown attorney Jonathan Mays.
When police arrived, paramedics were already on scene treating the accused’s brother for a head injury, according to Mays. Police allegedly saw large bruises and swelling all over the man’s head and face. His hands were also reportedly swollen and bruised, with “random” bruises across his arms and legs.
The man said he was at home sleeping when his brother “attacked him” with a hammer, Mays told the court.
A woman told police she was driving to the complainant’s house when she saw the accused leaving “in a hurry,” Mays said. She later reportedly found the injured man.
The man was transported to Minnedosa hospital for treatment in the aftermath of the alleged incident, according to the Crown.
Then, on the night of May 30, police received a call from a woman reporting her boyfriend, the accused, had just assaulted her, he said.
Mays alleged the man choked her around the neck and threatened to throw her in a nearby creek. She also reportedly had injuries and feared for her life after the incident.
The man is also accused of breaching court-ordered release conditions, including a curfew breach in early July.
Mays opposed the man being released on bail, saying he is accused of assaulting not just one person, but two.
Defence lawyer Norm Sims said the hammer assault incident is planned for trial in September and the man disputes the Crown’s version of events. He also disputes the alleged choking incident. The man has a variety of Gladue factors, he said, and has struggled to find a stable place to live.
“He’s been in a tough spot,” Sims said.
He proposed a plan that would have the man live in a different First Nation from where the hammer incident supposedly happened and he would not be permitted to have any weapons.
Judge Patrick Sullivan said the allegation of assault with a hammer against the man is serious, but it wasn’t lost on him that the most recent incident was reportedly a curfew breach.
Sullivan said the man should be given another shot at bail, and released him. The judge warned the accused, though, it could be harder to get out again if he comes back to court.
The man is next scheduled to appear in court in mid-September.
» dmay@brandonsun.com
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