Bail hearing delayed for Andrea Giesbrecht, accused in dead infants case

The bail hearing for Andrea Giesbrecht, the woman charged in connection with the discovery of the remains of six infantsin a Winnipeg storage locker, has been delayed until later this month.

Giesbrecht, 40, was arrested after the remains were found in a U-Haul storage lockeronMcPhillipsStreet on Oct. 20.

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The bodies were in various states of decomposition and had been wrapped In kitchen-style garbage bags, placed induffelbags and stored inside Rubbermaid containers.

It was only obvious to police that one of the remains was a baby because officers saw what appeared to be a child's limb. Those remains had been wrapped in towel and garbage bag and placed in a white five-gallon pail.

Her lawyer, GregBrodsky, asked for the delay on Monday, saying he wants to see the results of the autopsies on the remains first.

Giesbrecht'sbail hearing is now set for Dec. 16.

Giesbrechtwas initially suspected of homicide but charged only with concealing the remains.

Homicide charges cannot be laid if the remains are of fetuses less than 20 weeks old, since a fetus cannot live outside the womb at less than 20 weeks gestation. Autopsies have been conducted to determine the ages, but results have not yet been released.

The autopsy process, which had started, was halted andtied up in a court challenge by Giesbrecht's lawyer. He wanted the remaining autopsies to be witnessed by an independent pathologist and videotaped.

That request was denied earlier this month.

Giesbrechthas also been charged withbreach of probation in connection with court orders stemming fromtwo fraud convictions in 2012.