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Suspect sought after 60-year-old man assaulted with piece of wood in Dartmouth

Police say the assault happened early Saturday morning in Dartmouth. Alexa MacLean/ Global News

Police are trying to find the person responsible for assaulting a 60-year-old man with a piece of wood in Dartmouth early Saturday morning.

Halifax Regional Police say the assault happened around 4:45 a.m. at a home in the first block of Alderney Drive.

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Officers arrived to find that the victim was assaulted with what is believed to be a piece of wood.

He was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

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An arrest has not yet been made, but police believe the victim and suspect are known to each other.

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Police believe it was an isolated incident.

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