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65 year old man charged with assaulting 74 year old

PETERBOROUGH-A 65-year-old Peterborough man has been arrested and charged following an incident in the area of Erskine Avenue on Tuesday.  

 Police say shortly after 11 a.m. the victim, a 74-year-old male, was riding his bike in the area of Erksine Avenue when he became involved in an argument with the driver of a truck. During the argument the victim was allegedly struck several times with a small club. Witnesses intervened and stopped the assault but the male suspect then left the area in his truck.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment to his injuries.

Through the investigation the driver of the truck was identified. At approximately 12:15 p.m. that same day officers attended the male suspect’s residence where he was placed under arrest.

 65 year old David Fox of Inglewood Road, Peterborough is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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