The applicant sought renewed bail on a charge of first-degree murder after an earlier bail application had been dismissed.
The court held the application was not an appeal and required a material change in circumstances, which had not been shown despite some progress in cross-examination at the preliminary inquiry.
Applying the tertiary ground under s. 515(10)(c) of the Criminal Code, the court found the prosecution case remained strong, the offence was extremely grave, the circumstances were horrific, and the applicant faced a mandatory life sentence without parole eligibility for 25 years.
Detention remained necessary to maintain confidence in the administration of justice.
