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A man who allegedly stabbed two people while they were setting up a Regina yard sale has been released on bail.
Vandel Chad Friday, 34, faces two counts of attempted murder by stabbing as well as a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The latter charge relates to an alleged attack against a third person during the same incident early this summer.
Friday has been held in custody since his arrest on July 2, according to the Regina Police Service (RPS).
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On June 20 at approximately 11:25 a.m., officers were sent to a home on the 4100 block of 17th Avenue, where a weapons offence was reported.
“It was learned that the victims were preparing a yard sale when a male approached and assaulted them with a knife before fleeing,” stated an RPS news release on the day of the incident.
A subsequent news release announcing his arrest said there was a third victim who had been assaulted without a weapon.
Friday has made multiple court appearances since his arrest, including one on Sept. 6 when a bail hearing was meant to be held. Many people attended in support of Friday, but the hearing did not go ahead because the prosecutor handling the file was unavailable for health reasons.
However, the hearing did proceed on Tuesday.
Due to a court-ordered publication ban, which is standard at such hearings, a lid has been placed on information relayed by lawyers at the bail hearing as well as the judge’s reasons for her decision regarding release.
Judge Marylynne Beaton released Friday on a list of conditions. They include that he must: keep the peace and be of good behaviour; attend court when required; report to a probation officer or bail supervisor as told to do so; live at an approved residence; stay in that residence 24 hours a day, unless otherwise given permission; come to the door of the residence for checks; participate in electronic monitoring and permit entry to his residence to have monitoring equipment checked; not possess alcohol or drugs that aren’t prescribed to him and not frequent places where those commodities are sold; not have contact with a number of people associated with the case, including the alleged victims; not possess weapons; and not possess a knife except when using one to eat.
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Further, he must attend counselling as directed, keep all appointments with his psychiatrist, take all medication prescribed to him, and allow a bail verification officer to obtain medical reports from his psychiatrist.
He is due back in court in early October.
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