Teen charged after alleged noxious spray incident in Guelph

A Guelph police cruiser is pictured on a street on Aug. 3, 2022. (Daniel Caudle/CTV News Kitchener)

A Guelph teenager is facing assault and weapons-related charges after police say a noxious substance was sprayed in a downtown area on Friday afternoon.

Guelph Police were called just after 2:30 p.m. to an unspecified address near Woolwich Street and Norfolk Street.

The victim told officers he had been sprayed in the face.

The suspect fled before officers arrived on scene, but they reviewed security camera footage of the encounter.

A 17-year-old Guelph girl was then charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon and administering a noxious substance.