The SPVQ made two arrests in connection with the violent assault with a metal cane that occurred on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Saint-Roch. One of the suspects will be charged with assault with a weapon while the other will appear for a sexual assault that occurred in the minutes before the attack.
The victim’s father told the Log the alleged sequence of events. According to witnesses, his son would have intervened after one of the suspects, taking advantage of the taking of a photo as part of a bachelor party, touched one of his friends.
An altercation reportedly ensued and it was then that the second man violently hit the 19-year-old in the back of the head with a metal cane.
The event took place on Saint-Joseph Street, outside the District bar. The attack was filmed and broadcast on social networks.
Upcoming appearance
After an investigation that lasted three days, the SPVQ announced that it had made two arrests in this case.
“The two men, aged 39, are currently detained and will appear at the Quebec courthouse tomorrow (Thursday), one for assault with a weapon and aggravated assault and the other for sexual assault”, indicates the body of police in a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon.
The two men were found “outside the territory of Quebec City.”
The police department also mentions that it is still meeting important witnesses related to this case and invites people with information to pass it on.
More details to come…