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Kingston Police are presently investigating an assault that despatched the sufferer to hospital with laceration accidents and is asking anybody with data to come back ahead.
In a press launch on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, police detailed what is thought of the sequence of occasions involving the male sufferer and the assault, which occurred the evening earlier than. At roughly 10:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, Kingston Police had been contacted by a resident who lives within the space of Montreal Road and Freeway 401, in response to the discharge. The resident advised police they’d found an unknown male on their entrance porch who was “covered in blood and bleeding profusely from the head,” police mentioned.
Officers with the Kingston Police Patrol Division attended the residence, the place they discovered the male sufferer “suffering from a laceration to his forehead and another to his thigh, both of which are believed to be caused by an edged weapon,” the press launch states. An edged weapon refers to one thing with a bladed or serrated edge, akin to a knife.
“Investigators believe the victim was picked up by a white sedan in the area of Princess Street and Bagot Street. The vehicle was then driven to the area of Montreal Street and the Highway 401 carpool lot,” Kingston Police mentioned, although they didn’t disclose how they got here to this perception.
“Once at the carpool lot, a group of individuals inside the vehicle began to assault the victim. The victim was eventually able to flee the area on foot and seek help.”
Based on police, the sufferer was transported to hospital the place he was handled for severe however non-life-threatening accidents. The incident is presently being investigated by the Kingston Police Felony Investigations Division.
Anybody with data concerning this incident is requested to contact both Detective Constable Stephen Rines through e-mail at [email protected], or Detective Constable Adam Slate at [email protected].
Kingstonist has inquired with police as to what time they consider the sufferer was picked up within the space of Princess and Bagot Streets. This text will likely be up to date if/when extra data turns into out there.
