Accused Winnipeg mail bomber Guido Amsel in court for bail review
Three women, including a Winnipeg lawyer, were the targets of a series of attacks
Guido Amsel, the man accused of sending mail-bombs to several Winnipeg addresses last summer, will be in court Monday afternoon to fight for bail.
Amsel, who has been in custody since July, initially sought bail back in September but was denied.
He applied for a bail review and argued for an out-of-province judge to hear the review, claiming he couldn't get a fair hearing because two of the targets in the attacks were from the local legal community.
His bid for the out-of-province judge was denied late last month.
Amsel is facing three counts of attempted murder, one charge of aggravated assault and a number of other weapons and explosives-related charges.
Three women, including a Winnipeg lawyer, were the targets of attacks in which bombs were rigged through recording devices and sent through the mail in July 2015.
Lawyer Maria Mitousis, who at one time represented Amsel's ex-wife in divorce proceedings, lost her right hand and was badly injured when a package mailed to her exploded on July 3.
She also suffered injuries to her face, chest and thighs and underwent 12 hours of surgery.
- Winnipeg lawyer Maria Mitousis, 38, injured by bomb in law office
- Guido Amsel went through bitter, lengthy divorce, court records show
A package intended for Amsel's ex-wife was detonated by police July 4 at a business on Washington Avenue. No one was injured.
The third bomb was detonated by police near the law office of Orle Bargen and Davidson on Stradbrook Avenue on July 5.
The lawyer who represented him in the divorce proceedings used to work there but had already left the firm when the bomb was sent.