(Bancroft, Ontario) – On Friday the 30th of May 2014, Officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an assault that had occurred on Bay Lake Road in Faraday Township. Investigation into the incident revealed that an adult male had physically assaulted and adult female.
As a result of the incident, a 43 year old male of Bancroft, Ontario was arrested and has been charged with assault and fail to comply with a probation order. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, Ontario on the 31st of May 2014. His next scheduled court appearance is at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on the 02nd of June 2014.
The incident is a domestic investigation and the name of the accused is not being released to protect the identity of the victim.