St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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St. Thomas man charged with assaulting care worker with knife

Charges have been laid against a 39-year-old man after a worker at a St. Thomas supportive living residence was attacked with a knife.

St. Thomas police were called about the incident at the unnamed residence on Friday.

A St. Thomas man was arrested. He has since been charged with assault with a weapon and failure to comply with an undertaking.

The man was held for a court appearance, police said on Saturday.

The worker was not physically injured in the assault.

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