Ottawa police say they’ve charged a man in connection with a hate-motivated assault in the city’s east end on Wednesday evening.
Police said Friday that a man approached raciailzed individuals outside a retailer in the Gloucester Centre shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday and started “yelling profanities and xenophobic slurs” before assaulting one of the patrons.
Officers arriving at the site were able to locate and arrest the suspect after a “brief struggle,” according to a statement.
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An OPS spokesperson did not have details about any injuries sustained by the victim.
Police have charged 34-year-old Matthew M. Robinson with hate-motivated assault and resisting a peace officer.
The suspect was released on an undertaking.
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