Charges laid in assault of Muslim woman on OC Transpo bus
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Police had said on Aug. 12 that the woman in her late teens was assaulted and had threats directed at her by a white man while riding a bus in Kanata the day before.
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On Wednesday, Aug. 20, police said officers had arrested a man, but did not identify him publicly 'due to mental health being a contributing factor.'
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Described as a 30-year-old man from Ottawa, he was charged with:
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The Ottawa Police Service said a man had been arrested and charged in relation to a hate-motivated incident where a Muslim woman was assaulted on an OC Transpo bus last week. Article content Police had said on Aug. 12 that the woman in her late teens was assaulted and had threats directed at her by a white man while riding a bus in Kanata the day before. Article content Article content On Wednesday, Aug. 20, police said officers had arrested a man, but did not identify him publicly 'due to mental health being a contributing factor.' Article content Article content Described as a 30-year-old man from Ottawa, he was charged with: Article content Article content
