Arrest After Man Slashed with Knife Downtown Guelph

A Guelph man faces assault and weapons charges after another man reported being slashed with a knife in late December.

Just after 4 a.m. December 29, a police officer was approached by an injured man near Gordon Street and Waterloo Avenue. He was observed to have two slashes across his abdomen as well as a cut on his eyebrow and bruising on his face.

The Kitchener man reported he had been involved in an altercation at a downtown business with two unknown males, one of whom was armed with a small knife. He said he was slashed with the knife and punched in the face. He was transported to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

On Saturday a 29-year-old Guelph man was located and arrested for assault with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He will appear in court March 14.