A Paradise man who will be retried on charges of murder and attempted murder from almost eight years ago — and was taken into custody over the weekend for allegedly assaulting a woman last fall — has been released on bail again.
Steven Neville was freed from jail Thursday following a hearing at provincial court in St. John’s. Conditions of his release include that he stay out of trouble and stay away from the woman.
He’s due back in court Sept. 5.
Neville faces six charges in this latest case — one count of assault on the woman, two counts of distributing intimate images of her and three counts of breaching a court order. The incidents were said to have happened in October and December 2017.
Judge Mark Pike’s decision to release Neville came on the heels of a decision by a Newfoundland Supreme Court judge, who on Wednesday turned down a Crown application to revoke Neville’s release.
Neville is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 17 on his more serious charges.
He is accused of stabbing Doug Flynn to death and seriously injuring Ryan Dwyer during a street fight in October 2010 on Carlisle Drive in Paradise.
It’s the second time Neville will be defending himself against the murder and attempted murder charges in court.
In February 2013, following a lengthy trial, a jury found Neville guilty of second-degree murder and attempted murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility of applying for parole for 12 years.
However, in November 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned both the conviction and sentence, and ordered a new trial after the appeal was argued in front of a five-member panel in Ottawa.
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