Accused Winnipeg mail bomber Guido Amsel in court for bail review

Guido Amsel, the manaccused 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,initiallysought bail backin September but was denied.

He applied for a bail review and argued foranout-of-province judge to hear the review, claiminghe couldn't get a fair hearing because two of the targetsin the attacks werefrom the local legal community.

His bid for the out-of-province judge was denied late last month.

• Alleged bomber Guido Amsel denied out-of-province judge for bail review

Amsel is facing three counts of attempted murder, one chargeof aggravated assault and a number of other weapons and explosives-related charges.

Three women, including a Winnipeg lawyer, were the targets of attacksin whichbombs were rigged through recording devices and sent through the mail in July 2015.

• Winnipeg mail bomb targets were 3 women

Lawyer MariaMitousis,who at one time representedAmsel'sex-wife in divorce proceedings, lost her right hand and was badly injured when a package mailed to her exploded on July 3.

She also sufferedinjuries 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 forAmsel'sex-wife was detonated by policeJuly 4 at a business on Washington Avenue. No one was injured.

The third bomb was detonated by police near the law office ofOrleBargenand Davidson onStradbrookAvenue on July 5.

Thelawyer who represented him in the divorce proceedings used to work there but had already left the firmwhen the bomb was sent.