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Teen girl struck by car, attacked with machete by ex, says family

An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after the incident in the Northern Ontario community of Cobalt
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The scene of the attempted murder in Cobalt Sunday evening.

COBALT — A teenage male has been charged with attempted murder in Cobalt after a 16-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle Sunday evening.

Temiskaming OPP responded to the event at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Helen Street and Prospect Avenue in Cobalt.

The investigation revealed that a dispute occurred between an 18-year-old male and the girl, who suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital in Ottawa, where she remains.

Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and there are no concerns for public safety.

The 18-year-old is charged with:

  • Attempt to commit murder
  • Aggravated assault
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
  • Breach of conditional sentence order

The male remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on November 12. 

Police say the name of the accused will be withheld to protect the identity of the victim, however, a family member says the victim is a former girlfriend of the male, and she was getting off a bus from work at the time she was struck. The family also says the girl was attacked with a machete after being hit.

The Temiskaming OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.

Anyone with any information relating to this investigation is asked to call the Temiskaming OPP at 1-888-310-1122. 

Meanwhile, family members have started a Gofundme page for the victim and over $40,000 has already been raised toward the $50,000 goal.


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