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Man knocked out in downtown Guelph

Man knocked out in downtown Guelph

CTV News16-07-2025
One of the new marked hybrid Guelph police cars. (@GuelphPolice)
A Guelph man was charged in connection to an assault on Sunday.
A fight downtown was reported to Guelph Police Tuesday evening.
Police said a man was part of a verbal fight with the suspect on Sunday night, who thought the man was taking photos of him. The suspect grabbed and smashed the victim's phone before throwing it down a sewer grate. He then punched the man in the face on the bridge of the nose, which knocked him unconscious.
The victim told police he woke up to someone pouring liquid on his face before they left the area.
Officers found the suspect downtown and arrested him.
The 30-year-old Guelph man was charged with assault, mischief under $5,000 and breach of probation. He had also been previously wanted on a warrant for fraudulent use of a credit card.
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