A 42-year-old man was arrested on Aug. 18 for his involvement in an incident that occurred at the Hanmer Skate Park on July 22.
On July 22 an assault occurred in the skate park in Hanmer involving two 13 year old girls and a man in his 40s. The assault occurred during daylight hours and was witnessed by several bystanders and video recorded.
As a result of the incident, a 42-year-old Sudbury man has been charged with party to the offence – assault, counselling – assault.
In addition, the Greater Sudbury Police Services criminal investigation has determined that the man was in possession of a tire iron during the time of the incident. As a result, the accused has also been arrested for weapons dangerous and assault with a weapon.
One girl, who was determined to be actually 12 years of age, was cautioned for her involvement in the incident. The second girl, 13 years of age, was arrested, cautioned and will participate in the Youth Referral Program.
The Youth Referral Program was developed in partnership with the John Howard Society of Sudbury to address the requirement of Officers to consider referrals to community agencies as an option to a formal court process as set out in the principles and objectives of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Youth Referral Program is designed to provide meaningful consequences for young persons who commit criminal offences and is geared primarily for first time offenders.
"We thank the public for your assistance in this matter," said GSPS in a news release.
Any witnesses of the incident and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constable Ryan Hutton at 705-675-9171 extension 2310 or Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477 (TIPS), online at sudburycrimestoppers.com or p3tips.com.
