US EditionKawartha Lakes Police Defend Decision to Charge Homeowner in the Alleged Assault of an Intruder
A 44-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after injuring a 41-year-old alleged intruder who had multiple outstanding charges, during an August 18 altercation in his Lindsay apartment.
- The Kawartha Lakes Police Service charged a 44-year-old man with assault after an alleged intruder suffered life-threatening injuries during a confrontation.
- Police Chief Kirk Robertson stated that defensive actions must be proportionate to the threat faced according to the law.
- Premier Doug Ford criticized the police's decision, arguing that it indicates a broken system and supporting homeowners' rights to defend themselves.
- Ford emphasized that people should use all available resources to protect their families from intruders.
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Kawartha Lakes police Chief Kirk Robertson has acknowledged the Aug. 18 arrest of a Lindsay homeowner who encountered a late-night intruder has generated “significant public interest and emotional responses.”
Man Charged With Assault After Allegedly Injuring Home Invader in Ontario Town
A Lindsay, Ont., man has been charged with aggravated assault after police say he injured an armed intruder during an early morning break-in at his apartment. The Kawartha Lakes Police Service (KLPS) says in an Aug. 18 statement that the man was woken up by a home intruder after which a fight broke out where the intruder suffered life-threatening injuries that required him to be airlifted to hospital in Toronto. Police say they responded to the …
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