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Man charged in aggravated assault on Amherst Island

Ontario Provincial Police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault following an incident on Amherst Island. The Canadian Press file

Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges after a man was left with major injuries in an assault on Amherst Island Thursday.

Emergency crews were called to the report of an altercation with a weapon at a home in Stella shortly after 11 p.m.

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A man who was found injured was treated on scene before being rushed to hospital with what police describe as major injuries.

A male suspect who had fled the scene before police arrival was found a short time later.

A 22-year-old man from Stella has been charged with aggravated assault.

The investigation by the Lennox and Addington OPP Crime Unit is ongoing.

 

 

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