Man who attacked, set fire to homeless woman in Saskatchewan gets statutory release

A man who attacked a homeless woman and set her on fire in Saskatchewan has been granted statutory release from prison with special conditions.Leslie Black, now 39, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the 2014 beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask.Bird’s injuries resulted in the amputation of both of her legs. The Indigenous woman also lost much of her eyesight.