´´A Montreal man is facing assault charges, after a 10-year-old girl was beaten on Monday, as she was walking home from school in the east end neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Tanvir Singh, 21, appeared in court this morning and was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and possession of a weapon.
Montreal police say it appeared to be a random assault.
They say the assailant attacked the girl as she was walking along Tricentenaire Boulevard with another girl at around noon.
Police say the assailant grabbed the girl and punched her several times in the face and head, before dragging her for several metres.
"People that noticed the altercation did intervene and stop the aggression," said Raphaël Bergeron, spokesperson for the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM).
Bergeron said bystanders flagged down officers in the area, who managed to arrest the man.
The ten-year-old was taken to hospital with multiple head injuries but her life is not in danger.
According to the Crown prosecutor, Singh will undergo a psychosocial evaluation. He is also set to appear in court Wednesday for a bail hearing.´´
Tanvir Singh, 21, appeared in court this morning and was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and possession of a weapon.
Montreal police say it appeared to be a random assault.
They say the assailant attacked the girl as she was walking along Tricentenaire Boulevard with another girl at around noon.
Police say the assailant grabbed the girl and punched her several times in the face and head, before dragging her for several metres.
"People that noticed the altercation did intervene and stop the aggression," said Raphaël Bergeron, spokesperson for the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM).
Bergeron said bystanders flagged down officers in the area, who managed to arrest the man.
The ten-year-old was taken to hospital with multiple head injuries but her life is not in danger.
According to the Crown prosecutor, Singh will undergo a psychosocial evaluation. He is also set to appear in court Wednesday for a bail hearing.´´
