INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RESULTS IN CHARGES

Five Charges Laid

(PUSLINCH TWP, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges local resident with five Criminal Code charges in relation to an intimate partner violence investigation.

On July 27, 2025, at approximately 7:30 am, members of the Wellington County OPP were dispatched to a report of a disturbance at an address in Puslinch Township.

As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old of Puslinch Township, is charged under the Criminal Code with the following:

• Assault cause bodily harm - choke, suffocate or strangle
• Uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm - spousal
• Assault - spousal
• Mischief Under $5000
• Failure to comply with release order- other than to attend court

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

The OPP will not release names to protect the identity of the victim(s).