St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Woman assaulted with bike chain

A St. Thomas woman had to get three staples in her head after she was assaulted in a downtown park.

St. Thomas police were called to the Canron parkette at Talbot and First streets around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday about a man and woman fighting. When officers arrived they found a 49-year-old woman bleeding from a non-life threatening head injury. She was taken to hospital where she has since been treated and released.

Police determined the woman had been assaulted with a pad lock attached to a bike chain as she turned to leave during an argument with another individual.

A 64-year-old St. Thomas man, who is known to police, was arrested without incident. He is charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, causing a disturbance, and mischief.

The man and woman were known to each other, police said.

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