38-Year-Old Man Facing An Assault Charge After Allegedly Striking a Man's Face With a Knife
/A 38-year-old Peterborough man is facing an assault charge with a weapon from an incident on Saturday evening.
At roughly 9 p.m., officers were called to the Charlotte Street and George Street area. A verbal argument between a couple on the street broke out then an unknown man intervened, brandished a knife and struck the other man in the face. The victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment.
The suspect immediately fled the area. With the help of the CCTV camera system, police got a description of the suspect according to their report.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, an officer on general patrol in the Aylmer Street and Brock Street area spotted a man matching the suspect's description and took him into custody.
The 38-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Assault with A Weapon
