Nicholas Sguras, Patrick Ahn refused bail over Canterbury IED

Two men charged over an alleged IED blast outside a Sydney suburban home will spend Christmas behind bars on remand after facing court.

Two men charged over an IED blast outside a Sydney home will be spending Christmas behind bars after their fresh bail applications were refused.

Nicholas Sguras and Patrick Ahn were two of nine arrested after a police investigation following an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) made of sparklers, aerosol cans and thumb tacks went off at a woman’s Canterbury home on June 8.

As a result of the blast Denise Lavell suffered serious burns to her face and body and police alleged it had the “real potential to kill.”

Nicholas Sguras, 20, from Zetland, was handed seven charges including causing an explosive to explode, participating and knowingly directing activities of a criminal group, taking part in supplying drugs and possessing a pill encapsulator allegedly used to make MDMA.

Nine were arrested as part of investigation into IED detonation that injured a woman in Sydney’s inner west earlier this year. Picture: NSW Police

According to court documents, he is alleged to have caused a “butane canister, sparklers and thumbtacks to explode with intent burn and maim victim Denise Lavell” between 11.20pm and 11.35pm in Canterbury on June 8.

Sguras is also alleged to have knowingly take part in the supply of 320g of cannabis, 19g of cocaine and 24g of MDMA between June and his arrest in August.

Denise Lavell suffered serious burns as a result of the blast. Picture: Bill Hearne

Patrick Ahn, 19, from Yagoona, was charged with causing an explosive to explode with the intention to maim or cause harm as well as allegedly refusing to disclose the identity of a driver or passenger in a car to police.

According to a previous police refusal of bail, the offence was “extremely serious” whereby “death could have occurred.”

Bail was also refused based for Ahn with police alleging he was part of on “ongoing criminal syndicate.”

The two men faced Burwood Local Court last week where they made fresh bail applications.

Both Sguras and Ahn have been in custody on remand since they were first arrested in August by a strike squad investigating the IED.

A street camera on the street of the Canterbury home which allegedly captured the explosion. Picture: Supplied

Following the arrests, police alleged the explosion was an act of “retribution” from an alleged theft of prohibited drugs and that Ms Lavell was allegedly targeted in a case of “mistaken identity.”

The court previously heard CCTV and telephone intercepts would form part of the police case.

The men will front court along with all other co-accused for charge certification in February.