Suspect in home invasion of WWII veteran appears in court today

OTTAWA – A man is due to appear in an Ottawa court today charged in connection with the much publicized home invasion and robbery of a 101-year-old veteran of D-Day.

Ian Bush faces charges a string of charges in the case, including attempted murder, robbery, forcible confinement, and break and enter.

Ernest Cote wasn’t injured but the 101-year-old Second World War veteran’s ordeal attracted national attention.

Bush, 59, has been undergoing a psychiatric assessment but media reports on Thursday suggested that his legal problems may grow today.

Local media outlets say police have been investigating him in connection with the 2007 slayings of retired tax court judge Alban Garon, his wife Raymonde and their neighbour, Marie-Claire Beniskos.

They’re reporting that Bush is to be arrested and charged in connection with the 2007 homicides when he appears in court today.

Bush’s lawyer Geraldine Castle-Trudel says it’s clear police leaked the information linking her client to the homicide investigation and on Thursday called it a “free-for-all witch hunt.”