Man allegedly attacks victim with hammer at convenience store


Hanover, Ont. police are investigating after a man was attacked by another man with a hammer at a convenience store and suffered from a fractured skull.


According to a tweet from Hanover Chief of Police Christopher Knoll, the Hanover Police Service is investigating an incident at a convenience store where a 28-year-old man allegedly attacked another man with a hammer.


The victim received a fractured skull as a result of the attack.


Police said both the victim and the suspect were known to each other.


The suspect was arrested and the hammer was seized by police.


As a result of the investigation, a total of seven charges have been levelled against a 28-year-old man of no fixed addresses with the following offences:



  • Aggravated assault


  • Assault with a weapon


  • Weapons dangerous to public peace


  • Breach of probation (several counts)


Police ask anyone with information to contact the Hanover Police Service.


The investigation continues. 

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