NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BLIND RIVER - On Dec. 27, 2017, shortly after 1 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence on Hudson Street in the Town of Blind River.
Investigation determined that a male and a female had gone out for the evening on Dec 26, 2017. At the end of the night the couple attended a local bar where an argument ensued. The male left the bar enraged. When he arrived home he locked the door on his girlfriend.
As a result the male's mother unlocked the door for the female to enter the house. The male began another argument where it escalated to him physically assaulting and choking the 21-year-old female several times. The female also disclosed that she was physically assaulted and choked at another residence.
As a result of the investigation a 21-year-old male from Elliot Lake, Ontario was charged with:
- Assault, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC);
- Assault-Spousal (X2), contrary to section 266 of the CC; and
- Aggravated Assault (X2), contrary to section 268 of the CC.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Blind River on Feb. 1, 2018.
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