Senator's wife released from jail
CBC News
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 2:44 PM CT
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2012 2:40 PM CT
Maygan Sensenberger did not speak with reporters as she left the Saskatoon courthouse on Monday. (Kathy Fitzpatrick/CBC)
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Maygan Sensenberger, the senator's wife accused of causing a disturbance on a plane, is now out of jail — but is headed for domestic violence court in Saskatoon.
Sensenberger, 23, had been in custody since she was arrested Thursday night at the Saskatoon airport.
Following a bail hearing Monday, a provincial court judge released her under strict conditions, including that she have no contact with her husband, Manitoba Liberal Senator Rod Zimmer.
Sensenberger had been on a flight with Zimmer, 69, when, according to police, there was some kind of disturbance.
According to court documents CBC News obtained on Friday, it's alleged she threatened to "take down" the aircraft. She has been charged with endangering a flight and causing a disturbance.
Sensenberger and Zimmer were married exactly a year ago Monday, according to a Facebook page devoted to their wedding. (Facebook)However, a man who was on the flight has told CBC News the woman was distraught because her husband was having chest pains.
Sensenberger, who was represented by a Legal Aid lawyer on Monday, did not talk to reporters as she walked out of the courthouse. She got into her husband's brother's car and was driven away.
Zimmer also was at the courthouse that morning, but he left without saying anything.
At domestic violence court, some cases can be handled through mediation, and in certain cases the accused don't end up with a criminal record.
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