Achi news desk-
A man is in prison and faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, after a serious assault on a woman.
Monday night, Powerview, Man. RCMP said officers were notified of the assault that occurred at a home on Highway 11 in the Rural Borough of Alexander.
When police arrived, Mounties said a woman was found critically injured outside the home. Officials said she was taken to a nearby hospital, and later to Winnipeg, for treatment.
There was also a man holding a young child at the scene, authorities said. He was determined to be the suspect, and when RCMP approached, he ran into the home with the child. Mounties said they asked him to hand over the child to family members at the scene, or the police, but he refused.
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Police said the 36-year-old was “agitated and erratic. He threatened the officers and family members,” and eventually put the little girl down, who the officers quickly picked up back to her.
The man then ran to the officers and had a taste, but to no avail, authorities said. He bit the police, and then ran out of the home and into a shed.
RCMP said the child was not injured, and backup was called – including Mack, a Police Service Dog.
Mack and several officers entered the shed and found the suspect hiding.
He tried to fight his way out and resorted to biting, punching and kicking officers as they tried to arrest him, police said. He was eventually cuffed and taken to hospital as a precaution.
The authorities said that several officers suffered minor injuries, and that one was treated and released in hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
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