Sault youths, ages 14 and 16, face multiple assault charges

Two young people in Sault Ste. Marie have been charged in a case in which a victim was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife. (File)

Two young people in Sault Ste. Marie have been charged in a case in which a victim was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife.

The incident took place Thursday evening and involved two youths aged 14 and 16.

“Around 9:10 p.m., the two accused became involved in an altercation with the victim, who is not well known to them, in the 200 block of Wellington Street West,” Sault police said in a news release Friday.

“During the altercation, the victim was pulled to the ground, kicked and punched and then received a cut to the back of the head and a wound to their back. These injuries are believed to have been caused by a knife. The victim was later transported to hospital with serious injuries.”

The 14-year-old was already in custody on an unrelated matter, police said, and was charged with assault, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

The 16-year-old was arrested at the Donald Doucet Youth Centre and charged with the same offences.

Both suspects remain in custody pending a bail hearing.