Ian Bush, home invasion suspect, has no criminal record, lawyer says

The 59-year-old grandfather accused of forcing his way into the Ottawa home of a 101-year-old war veteran, robbing him and leaving him bound with a plastic bag over his head, has no previous criminal record, his lawyer told CBC News.

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Ian Bush was charged with attempted murder, robbery with violence, forcible confinement, break and enter, and two counts of use of a credit card obtained by crime following the home invasion New Edinburgh on Thursday morning.

Second World War veteran Ernest Côté was alone at his apartment at 31 Durham Pvt. when a man claiming to be a City of Ottawa employee asked to be buzzed into his building around 7:30 a.m.

After gaining access to the building, a man forced his way into Côté's apartment and demanded money. Côté was bound with tape and left with a plastic bag over his head.

He was uninjured and managed to free himself and call 911 after the man left with his credit card and other items.

Bush, an Orleans man who is married with children and a grandson, was arrested after police released photos and a video of the suspect. 

His lawyer, Geraldine Castle-Trudel, told CBC News on Sunday that she has yet to sit down and talk to Bush. She did not rule out the possibility that she would ask the court for a psychiatric evaluation of her client.

Bush is expected to appear in court Monday morning.