Peterborough Man Arrested and Charged With Assault For Punching Older Man In the Face
/A 39-year-old Peterborough man is facing an assault charge after punching an older man on Monday morning.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.
At roughly 8:30 a.m., a general patrol officer in the Reid Street and Simcoe Street area spotted a group of people gathered around an older man. The officer further learned that the man had been punched in the face by another man known to him. The victim was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Officers located a man matching the description given to police, who was located a short distance away, and took him into custody.
The man was arrested and charged with:
Assault
