**** HRP Media Release
Police charge two men in relation to assault
Police have charged two men in relation to an assault that occurred in Halifax on the weekend.
On August 29 at approximately 6 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault in-progress near the intersection of Dublin and Willow streets. Officers located a 30-year-old man who had been assaulted. He was taken to hospital for treatment of what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. The suspects fled the scene upon police arrival. Officers arrested them in the area a short time later.
Two men, ages 28 and 34, are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of:
- Assault causing bodily harm
- Resisting arrest
- Breach of probation
