A 20-year-old man and 12-year-old boy have been charged after a pair of visitors to Concordia Hospital were assaulted Sunday morning.
Winnipeg police responded to a report of a robbery in the front parking lot of the hospital at around 10:50 a.m. April 8.
Officers said a woman in her 50’s was walking into the hospital with a 5-year-old child when two men suddenly sprayed them with pepper spray. As the woman fell to the ground, the suspects stole her purse.
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Witnesses helped the two victims into the hospital where they were treated.
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Patrol officers tracked the suspects to a home nearby.
Brandon Woodhouse was charged with robbery, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of marijuana.
A 12-year-old was charged with robbery, assault with a weapon and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Woodhouse, the 20-year-old, was held in custody. The boy was released on a promise to appear.
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