A Guelph woman is facing charges after a store employee was injured as a result of being struck by a cellphone.
Guelph Police Service were called to a downtown business on Friday.
Investigators say sometime during the noon hour, a woman was blasting music from her phone at a very loud volume. The employee asked the woman to turn it off but was allegedly met with anger and was yelled at by the woman.
Get breaking National news
For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
They say the woman was then asked to leave but the employee was grabbed by the shirt and was struck in the head with the phone. The injury left a large laceration that required stitches.
Officers located the woman a short time later and made an arrest. A 42-year-old will be in a Guelph courtroom on Jan. 12.
- Man charged after over 100 human skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania home
- Swiss prosecutors order detention of ski bar owner in deadly blaze probe
- New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
- Man appealing human smuggling convictions can represent himself: U.S. judge
Comments