Bail decision for former hostage Joshua Boyle expected Friday

By Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle, awaiting trial on assault charges, is slated to hear Friday whether he'll be released on bail.

Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden is expected to hand down the decision following a two-day hearing that wrapped up Tuesday.

Boyle was arrested by Ottawa police in December and charged with various offences including assault, sexual assault, unlawful confinement and causing someone to take a noxious substance.

The charges against Boyle relate to two alleged victims, but a court order prohibits publication of any details that might identify them or any witnesses.

Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, were seized in 2012 by a Taliban-linked group while on a backpacking trip in Afghanistan.

The couple, along with the three children they had during five years in captivity, were freed by Pakistani forces last October.
 

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