Brampton man arrested following weekend assault

NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police arrested a Brampton, Ont., man Tuesday following an investigation into a weekend assault involving two female victims.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers learned just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 about an assault that had occurred earlier and led to a victim being sent to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.

An investigation revealed the initial assault had taken place at a residential address in the 900 block of Crawford Avenue at about 5 a.m. that same day. The female victim was transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for treatment of her non-life threatening injuries. Meanwhile, police also learned a possible second victim.

Police returned to the address of the original incident and located another female victim.

An investigation identified a male suspect. The accused and victims were known to each other.

In the morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 8 an accused was located, arrested and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Brandon Geoffrey HINDS, 35, of Brampton, Ont., is charged with Assault with a Weapon x 2.

He appeared in bail court on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.