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Guelph, Ont. man charged after teen threatened with knife

Guelph police cruiser. Guelph police

Guelph police say an 18-year-old man has been charged after a teenage girl was threatened with a knife after a home was egged on Monday.

Local authorities said a 14-year-old girl and her two friends egged a house on York Road and Victoria Road at around 9:30 p.m.

The three girls were then reportedly followed to a nearby convenience store, where they went to purchase more eggs and were confronted by the man living at the house.

Read more: Guelph, Ont. man faces charges after allegedly pulling knife on roommate

While the man was yelling at her, police said the girl saw him holding a knife in his hand. Then the victim was able to get away from him and call 911.

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They said officers arrested the man at the residence.

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Read more: Police charge 2 people in separate knife incidents in Guelph

The accused has been charged with possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

He’s scheduled to appear in a courtroom in Guelph on April 28.

 

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