The two men arrested in connection with a savage assault on Saint-Joseph Street on Sunday night will appear to face charges of assault with a weapon as well as two sexual assaults.
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The first accused, Patrick Toussaint, is the man suspected of having struck a violent blow with a metal cane to a 19-year-old victim. The Thetford Mines resident faces one count of aggravated assault using a weapon.
The second individual, Martin Roussin-Bizier, is facing two charges of sexual assault on two women aged 18 and 19. She was celebrating her birthday the same day.
Roussin-Bizier, 39, is a resident of East Broughthon.
According to witnesses of the attack, the victim would have intervened following one of the suspects, taking advantage of the taking of a photo within the framework of a bachelor party, touched one of his friends.
An altercation reportedly ensued and it was then that the second man, Patrick Toussaint, allegedly hit the 19-year-old violently on the back of the head with a metal cane that was used for a disguise.
The event happened at the exit of the bars on rue Saint-Joseph.
More details to come…
