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17-Year-Old Charged in Quadeville Child Assault; OPP Schedules Town Hall

Recent forensic findings that ruled out an animal attack have prompted police to refocus their inquiry.

An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
OTTAWA — Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with attempted murder and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl that police initially believed was an animal attack. The incident took place in Quadeville, Ontario, a village of apx 350 people about 170km west of Ottawa. Photo by Ashley Fraser, The Globe and Mail
Police tape at a crime scene. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon of a person under 16 years old in an attack on a child police had initially suspected was from an animal, the Ontario Provincial Police say. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg
A map showing the location of Quadeville.

Overview

  • A 17-year-old has been arrested on July 8 and charged with attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon of a person under 16 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
  • OPP canine units located the eight-year-old girl on June 25 with life-threatening injuries and she remains hospitalized at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
  • Pathology experts reviewed wound samples and DNA testing found no animal traces, reversing the initial wildlife attack theory.
  • The accused remains in custody under a publication ban and is due to appear in Ontario Court of Justice.
  • Police have asked residents to submit surveillance and doorbell footage or witness accounts ahead of a community town hall on July 12.