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Assault charges laid after OPP respond to Wawa domestic dispute

Both individuals are scheduled to appear in court in December
2021-05-20 OPP cruiser

Superior East Detachment of the OPP pressed charges against two Wawa residents after responding to a Nov. 5 domestic dispute.

Both are facing assault charges, and both individuals were charges with failing to comply with a probation order.

More details are available in the OPP press release, included below.

On Nov. 5, 2021, at approximately 6:13 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Second Avenue in the town of Wawa. 

The investigation revealed that two individuals had assaulted one another during a physical altercation. 

As a result, a 28-years-old person from Wawa was charged with the following:

  • Assault with a Weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code (CC), and
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the CC

In addition, a 27-year-old person from Wawa was charged with the following: 

  • Assault - Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC), and
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the CC.

The 28-year-old accused was remanded into custody. The 27-year-old accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in December in Wawa.