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An Ottawa woman accused of assaulting a police officer and two other people has been denied bail.
Deana Sherif, 47, appeared in court on Sunday on a number of charges dating back to April 15.
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Her charges include obstructing a peace officer in the execution of their duty; two counts of assault with a weapon; possession of a weapon dangerous to the public; two counts of hate-motivated harassment by threatening conduct and intimidation by disorderly following.
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Sherif was denied bail by Justice of the Peace Sylvie Lapointe and is to be back in court on May 1.
A standard-issue publication ban on bail hearings shields the details of the proceedings.
None of the charges has been proven in court.
Ottawa police allege Sherif was taking part in a downtown protest on April 15 and “inserted herself into the situation” while police were attempting to make an arrest, physically assaulting a police officer in the process.
Later that afternoon, Sherif was taking part in another “pop-up” demonstration, police allege, when another victim attempted to walk near the group of demonstrators to get to their destination. An argument ensued, during which the woman allegedly assaulted the victim with a handheld sound amplifier and continued to verbally assault and impede the victim while they were attempting to walk away, police said.
In the third incident of the day, the accused allegedly followed a different victim from a religious event that evening while shouting hateful messages and assaulting them with a handheld sound amplifier, police said.
All victims sustained minor physical injuries, said police.
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