Quadeville attack: ‘A miracle’ Ontario child survived brutal assault, police say
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Ontario Provincial Police say it's "a miracle" a little girl survived a brutal assault in eastern Ontario last month that has led police to charging a 17-year-old teen.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say it’s “a miracle” a little girl survived a brutal assault in eastern Ontario last month that has led police to charging a 17-year-old teen.
Shortly after 9 p.m. on June 23, an eight-year-old girl was reported missing in Quadeville, Ont. — southeast of Barry’s Bay and about 170 km away from Ottawa. The girl was found shortly after midnight on June 24, OPP said.
Police said she was in life-threatening condition and was rushed to hospital where she still remains.
During the initial investigation, police said the cause of her injuries was unclear and investigators first suspected it have been an animal attack, but that further testing and analysis was required.
As a precaution, police asked parents in the Quadeville area to keep their children indoors or under close supervision.
“We really did suspect that this was an animal attack based on the horrific injuries and wounds that this eight-year-old had suffered,” OPP media relations manager Bill Dickson told Global News on Thursday.
“It did really appear as though it was an animal-caused incident … the wounds were so horrific, and multiple life-threatening injuries.”
However, Dickson re-iterated that investigators were not focused on that theory, and did not rule out human involvement or other aspects.
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