Ottawa man charged in Tay Valley intimate partner violence case

Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man following an intimate partner violence investigation in Tay Valley Township.

Officers were called to a cottage just after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7. A 74-year-old Ottawa man was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, assault, mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

He was held in custody and appeared in court in Perth later that day. Police are not releasing his name to protect the identity of the victim.