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Last Updated: May 2, 2024 11:37AMMounties are investigating three separate assaults that occurred in Nanaimo over a 24-hour period that all involved bear spray, and youths are the suspects in each case.
The man was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment of a possible broken arm and for the effects of the bear spray, according to RCMP. The woman who was with him was uninjured. The victim told police that he was attacked by three young men who were wearing balaclavas and dark clothing. “While chasing the two, one of the youths turned and hit him in the face with a blast of bear spray,” said RCMP in a release Thursday.
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