WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg man accused of letting his 90-year-old mother die on the floor following a fall out of bed has been granted bail.
Ron Siwicki, who is 62, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
His lawyer, Mike Cook, told The Canadian Press before the hearing that Siwicki was complying with his mother's wishes when she fell in mid-December.
Cook said she didn't want medical attention, so Siwicki fed her nutritional drinks until she died.
Siwicki has been in custody since being charged with criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life.
Dozens of his supporters attended his bail hearing during which he sat listening to the evidence and crying occasionally.
Winnipeg's music community came to his defence following his arrest, describing him as a "gentle soul" who was "not a danger to anyone."
