Daniella Leis, 23, of Kitchener leaves the London courthouse after a brief appearance, October 2, 2019. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)Daniella Leis, 23, of Kitchener leaves the London courthouse after a brief appearance, October 2, 2019. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Brief court appearance for accused in OEV explosion

It will be another month before the Kitchener woman charged in connection with a massive explosion in London's Old East Village returns to court.

Daniella Alexandra Leis' case was back before the courts on Wednesday, where a representative for defence lawyer Richard Braiden explained they are awaiting further disclosure from the Crown's office. The 23-year-old woman was not present for the brief hearing.

The case has now been put over until December 4.

Leis is charged with four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, four counts of driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in her blood causing bodily harm, and four counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

The charges stem from a gas explosion on Woodman Avenue on August 14.

The blast happened minutes after a vehicle, which had been reportedly driving the wrong way on Queens Avenue, crashed into a home at 450 Woodman Ave., severing a gas line. The initial blast levelled 450 Woodman, while homes at 448 Woodman and 452 Woodman were torn down by crews in the days that followed.

A total of seven people – four firefighters, two police officers, and one civilian – were hurt in the explosion.

More than 100 homes in the area were evacuated as a precaution.

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