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The Killaloe detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday that criminal charges had been laid in four separate cases of intimate partner violence.
In a news release, the OPP said the charges were all laid within a week.
On Aug. 13, Killaloe OPP responded to a mischief call in the Township of Madawaska Valley. Following the investigation, police arrested and charged a 36-year-old Belleville resident with domestic utter threat to cause death or bodily harm and domestic mischief.
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The accused, whose name was withheld to protect the identity of the victim, was released from custody and scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
Three days later, on Aug. 16, police visited a home in the Township of Bonnechere Valley. Following an investigation, police arrested a 53-year-old Eganville resident and charged them with domestic mischief. That individual was released from custody and was to appear in court at a later date.
On Aug. 17, police visited a home on the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan Ontario First Nation Territory. After an investigation, a 30-year-old from Bonnechere Valley was arrested and charged with domestic assault, domestic utter threat to cause death or bodily harm, forcible confinement and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. That individual remained in custody Wednesday and was awaiting a bail hearing in Pembroke.
The next day, on Aug. 18, police visited a home in the Township of North Algona Wilberforce. A 30-year-old from Whitewater Township was arrested and charged with domestic assault cause bodily harm, domestic assault, forcible confinement and breach of release conditions. That individual also remained in custody Wednesday and was also awaiting a bail hearing in Pembroke.
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