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Wanted man in custody after woman violently assaulted: Battlefords RCMP

Battlefords RCMP said Jay Shia is in custody after a 26-year-old woman was violently assaulted. File/Global News

A man wanted by Battlefords RCMP for assault causing bodily harm is in custody.

Police were called to Battlefords Union Hospital early Sunday morning for a report of an unconscious woman.

Staff were stabilizing her so she could be taken to a Saskatoon hospital for further medical treatment.

She was last reported to be in serious, but non-life-threatening condition.

An arrest warrant was issued for Jay Shia, 30, in the violent assault.

In a release on Tuesday, RCMP said Shai had been taken into custody.

Police have not released any other details.

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