Man accused of killing wife after Kitchener house blast denied bail
Udo Haan, 58, charged with first-degree murder
A Kitchener judge denied bail to Udo Haan Friday morning.
Haan, 58, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Edra Haan following a house explosion in Kitchener in August.
He was also injured in the blast and was hospitalized.
Haan appeared in a Kitchener courtroom last week in a wheelchair during his bail hearing. He also faces two counts of arson damage to property.
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August morning explosion
Emergency crews were called to a home on Sprucedale Crescent in Kitchener just after 8 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2018. They found the body of 58-year-old Edra Haan in the back yard of the home.
Udo Haan was critically injured and airlifted to a Hamilton hospital.
The blast completely destroyed the family's home and damaged two neighbouring houses to the point they needed to be demolished.