A 39-year-old man is facing a charge of aggravated assault after an incident that left a child in hospital.
Winnipeg police were contacted Monday after a preschool-aged child was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Through an investigation, officers learned the child was being cared for by a man at a home in the 300 block of Thames Avenue when the injuries occurred, according to a police news release.
The man contacted emergency services and the child was taken to hospital by paramedics, police said.
- More details emerge about Vancouver stranger assault suspect
- Video captures distraction theft from an 88-year-old woman in East Vancouver
- Ontario woman pleads guilty to defrauding Taylor Swift fans out of $265K in ticket scam
- Driver accused of deliberately hitting Muslim woman due to race: Edmonton police
On Tuesday, investigators returned to the home and arrested the man.
He now faces one charge of aggravated assault and remains in custody.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.