After a two-day search, Selkirk RCMP have 38-year-old Vernon George Hamilton in custody following reports of an assault on two women.
The assault happened just after 8 p.m. Thursday night at a home on Eveline Street. A 19-year-old woman was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, while a 35-year-old woman was treated on scene.
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Hamilton was not at the home when police arrived.
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The RCMP are thanking the public and the media for helping them track down Hamilton.
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