Two charged in Sault Ste. Marie home invasion, assault

A Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer is shown in uniform in this undated police image. (File photo/Supplied/Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)

Police in Sault Ste. Marie have charged two men with aggravated assault after what they describe as a forced entry and an assault on a victim inside a multi-unit residential building.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said officers were called to the 100 block of Allard Street around 6 p.m. on April 10 following a 911 report of an assault. The victim was transported to hospital with serious physical injuries.

“An investigation revealed the two accused knocked on the victim’s door, forced their way inside and assaulted the victim by punching and kicking them,” police said in a news release.

“The victim is not known to either accused, but they share a mutual acquaintance,” police added.

Police said that officers located and arrested both men shortly before 1 a.m. the next morning.

As a result, a 26-year-old man and a 22-year-old man have each been charged with aggravated assault and being unlawfully in a dwelling house.

The 26-year-old faces an additional charge of failing to comply with a probation order.

Both accused were held in custody pending a bail hearing.