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Assault charge laid following incident with a weapon

Huron County OPP arrested and charged one person after a recent assault investigation.

On February 22, officers responded just before 10 a.m. to an address on Huron Road in the Town of Goderich for a report of an assault involving two parties.

Investigators determined that one of the individuals hit the other with a metallic object causing minor injuries to the victim.

A 33-year-old Goderich native was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with Assault with a Weapon and Failure to Comply with Probation Order.

The accused was held for a bail hearing and later remanded into custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich. 

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