Goulais woman attacked with baseball bat, fork

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GOULAIS RIVER, ON - Sault Ste. Marie OPP have one man in police holding cells after a woman was assaulted last night with two different weapons.

Last night at about 9:30 p.m. police were called to a home off Anderson Road in Goulais River.

The investigation revealed that a verbal argument between and man and woman escalated into violence.

It is alleged that the man held the woman down on a bed by the throat for a short period of time.

As the woman attempted to flee the house she was assaulted in the neck with a fork and hit on the wrist with a baseball bat.

The woman was slightly injured but did not need medical attention.

As a result of this investigation OPP took a 40-year-old Goulais River man into custody.

He will be charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, unlawful confinement, and breach of a recognizance.

The man will make an appearance at WASH (Weekend and Statutory Holiday) Court this morning.

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