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Leeds County man charged with attempted murder of child
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A 26-year-old man from the Rideau Lakes area has been charged with attempted murder of a child and a long list of other offences following an intimate partner violence and child abuse investigation, the Ontario Provincial Police said Saturday.
A news release said officers with the Leeds County detachment of the OPP and its crime unit began the investigation around 9 a.m. on Sept. 26.
The 26-year-old, who was not identified, was subsequently arrested and charged with:Attempt to commit murder;Sexual assault on a person under 16 causing bodily harmSexual interferenceTwo counts of forcible confinementTwo counts of assault with a weaponTwo counts of assault causing bodily harm (choke, suffocate or strangle)Two counts of assaultTwo counts of uttering threats (causing death or bodily harm)Intimidation — use or threatened use of violenceThe man remained in custody Saturday and was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville at a later date, the OPP release added.
Rideau Lakes is a bit more than 100 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.