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 infants in 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 locker on McPhillips Street 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 in duffel bags 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, Greg Brodsky, asked for the delay on Monday, saying he wants to see the results of the autopsies on the remains first.

Giesbrecht's bail hearing is now set for Dec. 16.

Giesbrecht was 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 and tied 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.

Giesbrecht has also been charged with breach of probation in connection with court orders stemming from two fraud convictions in 2012.