NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with a number of Criminal Code offences stemming from an assaultive altercation which occurred during early this morning at a residence located in the south end of the city.
The Timmins Police Service responded to a complaint regarding a disturbance outside of a Mountjoy Street South residence, where a 20-year-old man had sustained a knife wound to the abdomen.
The suspect and victim are known to each other and had engaged in a verbal and physical dispute that caused them to be removed from the residence.
Once outside, the altercation escalated to the use of a weapon resulting in the injury to the male victim. He was brought to hospital for immediate medical treatment.
The Timmins Police officers located and arrested the male suspect and took him into custody.
Based on the outcome of the investigation, Owen Friday, 18, of Timmins, has been charged with:
• Aggravated assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Carry a concealed weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Fail to comply with conditional sentence contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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