Guelph man assaults victim with grinder: police
Chris Thomson
Guelph police have arrested a man they say assaulted and injured someone with an angle grinder.
Officers were called to the incident around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Victoria Road South and Akell Road.
In a news release, police said a person was awoken byanother person using a grinder in the basement and yelled at him to stop.
This reportedly sparked a fight where the victim sustained lacerations to his hands and legs.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 28-year-old Guelph man has been arrested and charged with assaulting with a weapon. He is set to appear in court on March 8.
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