Waterloo woman arrested and charged after hate-motivated assault

Posted Jun 7, 2024 03:40:03 PM.

Last Updated Jun 7, 2024 04:28:26 PM.

A Waterloo woman has been charged following a hate-motivated assault on Friday morning.

Waterloo Regional Police responded to calls of an assault underway at about 12:30 a.m. at a licensed establishment in the King Street North and Bridgeport Road West area.

The 27-year-old woman was yelling racial slurs towards three other women, and then physically assaulted them.

Officers arrested the woman, determined the assault was hate-motivated, and charged her with three counts of assault.

The victims were not injured in the incident.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 519-570-9777, extension 6370.

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