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14-year-old boy charged with assault following ‘incident’ at Orillia, Ont. park

Provincial police say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Iroquois Thursday morning. Don Mitchell / Global News

The OPP charged a 14-year-old boy with two counts of assault following an “incident” at a park on Coldwater Road in Orillia, Ont., on Tuesday evening.

At about 6:40 p.m., police said two “young victims” were assaulted by a teen.

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Officers said they spoke with the victims, who indicated the suspect had left the area on foot.

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Police patrolled the area extensively before the suspect was identified and contacted by officers. Later, the suspect turned himself in for arrest.

The 14-year-old from Orillia was subsequently charged with two counts of assault.

He has been released on an undertaking with a June court date.

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