A suspect fled and then later turned himself in after an assault left a man in life-threatening condition, Durham Regional Police say.
Police said officers responded to an unknown trouble call at a home on Cousins Street in Courtice, Ont., Thursday and found a 67-year-old victim suffering from obvious signs of trauma.
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He was taken to a Toronto-area trauma centre and remains there in life-threatening condition, police said.
A suspect was quickly identified, but fled prior to police arriving, officers said.
Police then issued a public appeal to find him and soon after, he turned himself in, police said.
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The suspect and the victim are known to one another, police said.
What may have led up to the incident is unclear.
A 22-year-old man from Clarington is now facing a charge of aggravated assault.
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