PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Prince Albert, Sask. woman who was burned so badly that her legs had to be amputated showed up for the court appearance of her alleged attacker.
Marlene Bird, 47, sat in a wheelchair with one of her eyes covered with a bandage as Leslie Black, 29, appeared in court via CCTV.
On June 1, the homeless woman was discovered in a downtown parking lot, burned and badly wounded.
Bird was recently released from Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon following her recovery from third-degree burns to her body, which resulted in the amputation of both of her legs.
There was a publication ban on Bird’s name but she asked the court to remove it a few days after charges were laid because she said she does not want to be “faceless, nameless” and “just another statistic.”
Police arrested Black on June 29 and charged him with aggravated sexual assault and attempted murder in connection to the incident.
Black is expected to physically be in court on Oct. 31 to choose his method of trial – by judge alone or by judge and jury.
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