Destiny Innis under house arrest in Neqotkuk until next court appearance
Destiny Dawn Innis, 23, of Woodstock, was released with conditions after appearing in provincial court in custody via video for a bail hearing on Nov. 6.
Woodstock Police charged Innis with attempted murder following a violent altercation at a downtown residence on Oct. 20, when a 74-year-old woman was assaulted and stabbed in her home.
Judge Henrik Tonning released Innis under house arrest at a residence at Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation). She is required to wear an electronic monitoring device attached to her ankle.
Innis returns to court on Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. for monitoring and plea. She was ordered to have no contact with the victim. She had no prior criminal record. There is a publication ban on all the evidence presented at the bail hearing.
Defence Counsel T.J. Burke represented the accused. Prosecutor Sean Corscadden presented the case for the Crown.
After the attack, the victim was transported to the Upper River Valley Hospital and later transferred to the Saint John Regional Hospital with serious injuries. She’s since been released from the hospital and is staying with family members while she recovers.
Woodstock Police, the Woodstock Fire Department and Ambulance New Brunswick were called to her home on Houlton Street around 9 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing, and court proceedings are expected to be lengthy.
