Guelph man arrested after assaulting strangers with body spray, rake
Alison Sandstrom
Guelph police have charged a man with assault with a weapon after he sprayed two strangers with body spray and hit one of them with a rake.
In a media release, police said the alleged assaults happened around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
A woman was walking with her baby and dog in the area of Kortright Road East and Dimson Avenue when she was approached by a stranger who sprayed an unknown substance at her. It was later determined to be body spray.
The man then sprayed a second stranger, before picking up a rake and using it to strike the second victim.
Guelph police officers arrived and arrested the man.
The 25-year-old is now charged with assault with a weapon and administering a noxious substance.
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