A man accused of planting a crude homemade bomb in front of the Saskatoon provincial courthouse will be back in court next month for a bail hearing.
Rodney James Wilkie, 45, is facing charges of mischief, obstruction of justice and various explosives offences stemming from the March 29 blast.
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Saskatoon criminal defence lawyer Mark Brayford is representing Wilkie.
He said Saskatoon police are accusing his client of setting a backpack on fire with a small propane tank inside it, then leaving it in front of the courthouse to explode.
Brayford said police allege whoever planted the bomb was trying to get a delay in their court proceedings.
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Wilkie will be back in court for a bail hearing on May 11.
Brayford said he asked for the delay to give him time to go over the case against his client.
“There’s a large amount of video evidence and telephone calls that we want to have an opportunity to examine. Obviously, the issue is, have they identified the right perpetrator?” he said.
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