Arrest made after violent home invasion leaves 81-year-old man with 'life-altering injuries'
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Nearly three months after a violent home invasion left a man with 'life-altering injuries' that included a fractured skull and multiple lacerations that required 100 stitches, police in Sarnia have made an arrest.
Nearly three months after a violent home invasion left a man with "life-altering injuries" that included a fractured skull and multiple lacerations that required 100 stitches, police in Sarnia have made an arrest.
According to the Sarnia Police Service, at 2:15 a.m. on July 22, 2023, police responded to an Earlscourt Drive residence after a 9-1-1 call was made regarding an intruder.
Police said an 81-year-old man was asleep inside the home when he was suddenly awakened by an intruder standing in his bedroom. The victim had trouble understanding the suspect’s demands, and was then “violently attacked” and sustained “extensive and serious” injuries from an edged weapon.
Police said the victim suffered multiple lacerations to his head and hands that required 100 stitches, and a fractured skull.
The victim’s wife, who was in another room inside the home, heard the commotion and called 9-1-1.
Police said the suspect fled the residence with property belonging to the victim.
Sarnia police later attended the scene, but were unable to locate the suspect.
