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4 youth assaulted with bear mace

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Sep, 2024 03:10 PM

West Shore Mounties say a 32-year-old man is facing eight charges after a group of four youth were assaulted with bear mace last week.

They say officers responded to a report of an assault on Wednesday around on the Galloping Goose Trail.

Police say the youth had been sprayed with mace by a man who was wearing a balaclava and one victim had sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was cut with a knife.

The R-C-M-P say they later identified and arrested Kai Seppala, and he is scheduled to appear in court next month for charges including assault with a weapon and using a disguise while committing an offence.

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