A 50-year-old was savagely beaten in Montreal last night, but there is no fear for his life.
Posted at 7:13 a.m.
Updated at 9:24 a.m.
The assault occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday morning on rue Poupart, near rue Ontario, in the borough of Ville-Marie.
It was a call to 911 for a fight that led the police to this place.
“At the scene, the police located the victim, a 55-year-old man with injuries to the upper body. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition, but we have received confirmation that he is now out of danger,” explained Constable Véronique Comtois, spokesperson for the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). ).
After first releasing information that more than one person was behind the fight, the SPVM confirmed on Sunday that it was looking for a single suspect.
The motive for the crime was immediately unknown and no arrests have yet been made.
The scene was protected to allow investigators to shed light on the circumstances surrounding this event.
The SPVM investigation is continuing.
With The Canadian Press