Oakville man arrested, charged in Waterloo hate-motivated assault

Waterloo Regional Police — A Waterloo Regional police car. CityNews file photo

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Jan 15, 2024 04:37:47 PM.

Last Updated Jan 22, 2024 01:18:40 PM.

Regional police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man from Oakville involved in a local hate-motivated assault.

The incident originally occurred just before 11:30 p.m. on the night of January 13th in the area of King Street North and Princess Street East.

According to police the victim was assaulted by the man and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

After being arrested he was then held by police for a bail hearing.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777, extension 6399.

For anonymous tips call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com.

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