New Glasgow police investigating woman's assault as a hate crime
A 35-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man have been charged with assault after police were called to a pool hall.
Two people charged with assaulting woman at pool hall
Police in New Glasgow, N.S., are investigating what they are calling a "hate-motivated incident."
Officers were called to a pool hall in the town shortly after midnight Thursday for an assault complaint. They arrested a 35-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man, who were charged with assault.
The woman was also charged with drug possession.
Police said they are basing their assessment of a potential hate crime on the nationality of the woman who is the alleged victim of the assault.
Police are not disclosing her nationality. They said she suffered non life-threatening injuries.
The two accused have been released on conditions.
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