A Sioux Valley man accused of hitting another man in the head with a baseball bat, leaving him with a broken jaw, was denied bail on Wednesday.

However, the man’s lawyer argued that there was more to the story, calling the complainant “hardly an innocent bystander.”

Robin Taylor, 35, appeared over video in Brandon provincial court for a contested bail hearing in which the Crown was opposed on the basis that Taylor won’t follow court orders.

Taylor is charged with aggravated assault and uttering threats of bodily harm. He is also charged with several weapons offences and failing to comply with court orders.

Virden RCMP received a report that a man had been struck in the head with a baseball bat and was bleeding profusely in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on June 18, Crown attorney Grant Hug

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