A 29-year-old man from Elliot Lake has been charged with assaulting his older sister, who was acting as his surety. Ontario Provincial Police said the incident took place July 26 at 8:45 p.m. at a residence on Hirshhorn Avenue. “Officers spoke with the complainant, who reported that her younger sibling, for whom she is the surety, had punched her in the face, threatened to cause her harm and then fled the residence,” police said in a news release July 28. Police found him at a local shelter on Mississauga Avenue around 10:30 p.m. and took him into custody. He has been charged with assault, uttering threats and violating a probation order. He was remanded into custody after a July 27 bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice.
