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Hammonds Plains man denied bail on charges of intimate partner violence
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7, 2025, including sexual assault, forcible confinement and administering a noxious substance — “an unknown pill” — to the woman.
23 and faced five charges from that police call.
2, but further investigation led police to lay more charges Sept.
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Hammonds Plains man denied bail on charges of intimate partner violence
Publication ban covers reasons for judge's decision to not release 35-year-old accused
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By Steve Bruce
Published Oct 29, 2026
Crown attorney Emma Woodburn soeaks with a reporter Thursday after a Hammonds Plains man was denied bail on charges of physically or sexually abusing his intimate partner on three occasions. The 35-year-old accused cannot be named because of a publication ban on any information that would identify the female complainant.…
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