Skip to main content

Suspect assaults woman with knife, tapes her mouth and forces her into bathroom: London police

(Daryl Newcombe / CTV News) (Daryl Newcombe / CTV News)
Share

A London man is facing several serious charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and held her against her will.

Police say around 3 a.m. Monday, the accused and some acquaintances were at a home on Conway Drive when an argument broke out.

According to police, the man allegedly attacked the woman with a knife and then forced her into a bathroom while holding a sword. Her mouth was duct taped and the suspect took her phone.

Around 8 a.m., the woman managed to escape and contacted 9-1-1. She was taken to hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was arrested about two hours later on Conway Drive.

The 38-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault, robbery, uttering threats and forcible confinement. He remains in custody and will appear in court Wednesday.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

Hertz CEO out following electric car 'horror show'

The company, which announced in January it was selling 20,000 of the electric vehicles in its fleet, or about a third of the EVs it owned, is now replacing the CEO who helped build up that fleet, giving it the company’s fifth boss in just four years.

Stay Connected