Show-cause hearing set for man accused of aggravated assault

Chris Dederick, 33, will return to court July 18 for a show-cause hearing.

Dederick faces one count of aggravated assault in connection with the beating death of Dale Pearce in Iqaluit.

Pearce, 50, suffered severe head injuries in a residential brawl on May 24. He was transferred to Ottawa where he died a week later.

A show-cause hearing will decide whether Dederick will remain in custody or be released into the public while his charge is before the court.