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Lethbridge security guard charged with aggravated assault after bar patron critically injured

A Lethbridge Police arm badge is pictured in Lethbridge, Alta., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. David Rossiter / The Canadian Press

A southern Alberta security guard has been charged with aggravated assault after a bar patron was punched and suffered a serious head injury.

Police responded to a report on Saturday that a 19-year-old man had allegedly been knocked out by a security guard who was contracted to work at an event along the 3500 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South in Lethbridge.

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Police say security footage shows the man left a lineup in the parking lot and was walking back toward the building when he was approached by a security guard.

Police say the man was punched, fell to the ground and struck his head on the pavement.

The injured man left the scene but later showed up at a hospital with a head injury, and he was airlifted to Calgary in critical condition. He has since been discharged.

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The 27-year-old security guard is next set to appear in court on Nov. 27.

Police said they are are withholding the name of the accused to “ensure the integrity of a separate, but related investigation into allegations he has received threats of harm in the aftermath of the assault incident.”

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