Assault charges laid after Brockville domestic incident: police

A Brockville resident has been charged following an intimate partner violence investigation on Sunday, local police report.

Police say officers received a call for service at about 4:30 p.m. on June 14 involving a woman reporting that her partner had struck her multiple times at their residence on Macodrum Drive. She also reported that children were present at the time of the incident.

Officers attended the residence shortly, and, based on the information gathered, formed grounds to believe an assault had occurred.

The male was arrested without incident, and transported to the Brockville Police Service in relation to two counts of assault.

Police say the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

While in custody, the accused reportedly caused damage to a light fixture within the police facility. As a result, he was additionally charged with mischief under $5,000.

The suspect was held in custody pending a bail hearing.