NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has investigated a noon hour disturbance that occurred yesterday (May 5) resulting in minor injury to a 24-year-old female person.
The Timmins Police Service responded to the occurrence where a verbal dispute amongst acquaintances escalated to the point where the suspect [allegedly] assaulted the victim.
The assaultive altercation occurred at an Elm Street North residence.
The responding Timmins Police officers were able to identify, locate, and arrest the suspect a short while later at another location as the suspect had fled on foot.
As a result, Demetrius Farrell, 21 of Timmins, has been charged with:
• Assault with a weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Fail to comply with release order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody for the purposes of a bail hearing slated for today at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
The victim received medical attention for the injuries she sustained during the altercation.
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