Charges laid in Charlottetown daylight parking lot attack
Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: June 4, 2020 11:26 AM | Last Updated: June 4, 2020
Victim suffered minor injuries
Charlottetown police have laid charges after a report of a man being assaulted with a metal pipe.
The incident happened in a business parking lot Wednesday morning about 11:20 a.m.
In a news release, police said the suspect approached the victim and struck him several times with a metal pipe. He then got into his vehicle and left.
The victim suffered minor injuries, police said.
The investigation led to the arrest of a 49-year-old Charlottetown man. He is charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
Police said the assault was not a random act, and that the men knew each other.
The 49-year-old was released on conditions to have no contact with the victim. His appearance in provincial court to answer to the charges is not yet scheduled.