Three teens, including two from Fergus, arrested after assault in Guelph

GUELPH – Three teenagers, including two from Fergus, were arrested following an assault on Sunday in Guelph.

Shortly before 6:25 p.m., Guelph police said an adult woman had just finished bathing her 18-month-old daughter inside their residence near the intersection of Willow Road and Edinburgh Road North in Guelph, when she heard a knock on her front door and opened it to find an unknown teenager standing on the front porch.

Police said two other teens wearing masks and carrying a tire iron and a metal rod then ran from the corner of the home, forcing their way inside.

“The three men kicked the female in the stomach, pushed the girl against the wall, then entered the living room to confront an adult man. They then began hitting the man in the head with the tire iron before fleeing the residence on foot,” police said in a news release.

All three victims were transported to Guelph General Hospital for assessment and treatment of their injuries.

Police say the man suffered a broken nose, the woman was uninjured and the girl suffered a bruise and a mark on her head.

The investigation revealed that this was a targeted incident.

At 10:40 p.m., police located the teens downtown and they were subsequently arrested.

A 17-year-old Fergus man and a 19-year-old Guelph man are charged with:
-Pause, enter and validate
-Assault with a weapon
-Assault causing bodily harm
-Aggression x2
-Dangerous weapons
-Disguise with intention

An 18-year-old man, Fergus, is charged with:
-Pause, enter and validate
-Assault with a weapon
-Assault causing bodily harm
-Aggression x2

The three teenagers were detained pending their bail hearing on May 27.