Santa Claus parade spectators clash, woman, 62, charged with assault

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A St. Thomas woman is facing assault charges following a clash that police say involved two people attending the city’s Santa Claus parade and over a dispute over the blocking of one family’s position.

A 62-year-old from St. Thomas was arrested Saturday evening during the annual parade, St. Thomas police said in a news release Sunday.

According to police, a dispute broke out between a woman and another spectator because a family’s view was obstructed. The woman punched the victim in the face and knocked him to the ground, St. Thomas police said.

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The police were called and the suspect was arrested. The woman, whose name police did not release, was taken to police headquarters and released with a future court date, St. Thomas police said.

Three were injured in a crash in the Brantford area

One person was airlifted to hospital and two others were injured after a two-car crash south of Brantford Saturday afternoon, provincial police said.

Police and emergency services, including the Ornge air ambulance, were called to a crash involving an SUV and a pickup truck at Villa Nova Road and Concession 2 Townsend around 12:38 a.m. Saturday, Norfolk County OPP said in a news release Sunday.

Two people in the SUV were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, OPP said. The driver of the pickup was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Villa Nova Road and Concession 2 Townsend, a rural intersection controlled by a stop sign at Concession 2 Townsend, were closed for about six hours for police investigation.

Man suspected of abusing child

A man has been charged with assault after a child reported abuse at school, St. Thomas police say.

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Police say an 11-year-old child reported to school Friday morning that he had been attacked by his father the night before. The unidentified child suffered minor injuries, St. Thomas police said in a news release Saturday.

Family and Children Services were contacted and police informed of the incident. The department’s criminal investigation division has taken over the investigation, police said.

The child’s father, whose identity has not been released, was arrested and charged with assault.

He was released on a bond with conditions to protect the child, St. Thomas police said.

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