A 29-year-old from Wallaceburg is in custody after Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police investigated a violation in Palmerston of an Intimate Partner Violence charge, a news release stated.
On April 18 at approximately 3 p.m., police responded to a reported release order violation. It was alleged that an individual may be violating a release order in relation to charges stemming from an Intimate Partner Violence investigation.
As a result of the subsequent investigation, the suspect has been charged with failure to comply with undertaking contrary to the Criminal Code. The accused was held for bail.
Victims of intimate partner violence / sexual assault are not alone, police say. If you, or someone you know needs support, there are local resources such as Victim Services Guelph-Wellington that can help.
