Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to kill herself.

Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is slated to be in Ontario court Monday to face trial on several assault charges.

Newly unsealed court documents are giving a window into a custody battle between a Canadian man and his American wife who were kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan for five years.

In an Ottawa courtroom on Monday, Boyle appeared before a judge via videoconference from the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre to learn that his case was being put over until Jan. 26.

Trudeau is defending his decision to meet with Joshua Boyle, the former hostage now facing 15 criminal charges related to incidents that allegedly took place after his rescue from Pakistan.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not saying whether he regrets a meeting held last month with former hostage Joshua Boyle, who is now facing 15 criminal charges dating back over the course of the two months following his return from captivity in Pakistan.

The case of former hostage Joshua Boyle has been adjourned for a third time since charges were laid on New Year's Day.

Former hostage Joshua Boyle appeared briefly via teleconference in an Ottawa courthouse Wednesday morning as his lawyers asked the judge for more time to come up with plans for seeking bail.

Former hostage Joshua Boyle is currently being held in custody in Ottawa in connection with 15 criminal charges filed earlier this week.