Overview

• Officers responded around 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 18 to a Kent Street apartment in Lindsay after reports of an altercation.
• The 41-year-old alleged intruder suffered life-threatening injuries, was treated at Ross Memorial Hospital, and was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre.
• The 44-year-old resident is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon and was released with a future court date.
• Police say the alleged intruder, who was already wanted, now faces break and enter and related offences and will remain in custody pending a bail hearing after hospital discharge.
• Kawartha Lakes police report no ongoing threat to public safety and say they have no further details to release, while a separate outlet’s claim of a petition and crowdfunding by the resident remains unconfirmed.