By James Bowler

Assaulted woman attends alleged attacker’s hearing

Oct 1, 2014 | 11:15 AM

A woman who was brutally assaulted in Prince Albert attended her alleged attacker’s court appearance on Wednesday.

For the first time since her assault, a somber-looking Marlene Bird sat in a courtroom at the Prince Albert Provincial Court , to be in attendance at a scheduled hearing for Leslie Black. Bird was seated in a wheelchair and one of her eyes was covered with a bandage.

On June 1, the 47-year-old woman was discovered in a parking lot in downtown Prince Albert, 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.  

Police arrested Black on June 29 and charged with aggravated sexual assault and attempted murder in connection to the incident.

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Black was scheduled to make a court appearance on Wednesday morning.

He is expected to be in court on Oct. 31 in Prince Albert Provincial Court to choose his method of trial – by judge alone or by judge and jury.

jbowler@panow.com

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