Accused bomber Guido Amsel denied bail by Winnipeg judge

Guido Amsel, a man accused of sending mail bombs to three women in Manitoba, was denied bail on Wednesday, but his legal counsel said they plan to independently investigateother suspects in the case.

Amsel, 49, is charged with three counts of attempted murder,one count of aggravated assault and a number of other weapons and explosives charges.

Three women, including a Winnipeg lawyer, were the targets of attacksin whichbombs were rigged through recording devices and sent through the mail.

"I disagree with the judge. I think he's a candidate for bail. It's circumstantial evidence," said Amsel's lawyer, Martin Glazer. "We had 40 letters of support saying he's not [a danger to society], and we had all the other evidence."

Glazer said he's confident he can win the case.

"We welcome your scrutiny. Wrongful arrests continue, and my client is a victim of that," said Glazer, who added people with lengthy records have been released on bail, while his client has no criminal record.

"We are conducting our own investigation independent of what police are doing, and we do believe there are other suspects, and we may share that with the Crown and police," Glazer said. "This is a unique situation."

• Winnipeg mail bomb targets were 3 women
• Suspected bomberwent through lengthy divorce battle

Lawyer MariaMitousis, 38,who at one time representedAmsel'sex-wife in divorce proceedings, lost her right hand and was badly injured when a package mailed to her exploded on July 3.She also sufferedinjuries to her face, chest and thighs and underwent 12 hours of surgery.

A package intended forAmsel'sex-wife was detonated by policeJuly 4 at a business on Washington Avenue. No one was injured.

The third bomb was detonated by police near the law office ofOrleBargenand Davidson onStradbrookAvenue on July 5. Thelawyer who represented him in the divorce proceedings used to work there but no longer does.