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| Canadian police charge homeowner with aggravated assault for attacking burglar who broke into his home at 3am |
| 2025-08-22 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A homeowner is facing assault charges for attacking an armed burglar he found breaking into his apartment in the middle of the night. An unidentified 44-year-old resident of Lindsay, Ontario, in Canada awoke to find a 41-year-old man inside in his home on Kent Street on Monday. He confronted and fought the intruder, who suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in Toronto. The Kawartha Lakes Police Service was called about 3:20am and responded to the scene, arresting the homeowner after an investigation. The owner was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon and released to face court at a late date. The unidentified intruder was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, breaking and entering, mischief under $5,000, and violating his probation. The suspected burglar, who was already wanted by police on unrelated charges, will be taken into custody when he is well enough to leave hospital. Ontario Premier Doug Ford was furious that police leveled charges against the homeowner. 'This criminal that's wanted by the police breaks into this guy's house, this guy gives him a beating, and this guy gets charged,' he said at a press conference on Wednesday. 'Something is broken. 'I know if someone breaks into my house or someone else's, you're gonna fight for your life. 'You're going to use whatever force you can to protect your family. I know everyone would.' Kawartha Lakes Police Chief Kirk Robertson issued a statement defending the decision amid the backlash. '[T]he negative commentary about the officers and their actions is unjust and inaccurate,' he said. Robertson explained that the law allowed people to use reasonable force to protect themselves and their property if they believed they were facing a threat. 'Under Canadian law, individuals have the right to defend themselves and their property,' he said. 'However, it is important to understand that these rights are not unlimited in Canada. The law requires that any defensive action be proportionate to the threat faced. 'This means that while homeowners do have the right to protect themselves and their property, the use of force must be reasonable given the circumstances.' Robertson said investigators were able to examine all the information and evidence that was available before pursuing any charges, but police were not revealing most of it to protect the investigation. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 He shouldn't have got the police involved. Canada is a really big and empty country. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2025-08-22 23:37 |
| #8 If nobody understood that I meant SASK and AB, then I cannot help you. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-08-22 23:02 |
| #7 ^ like, cough, cough, BC? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-08-22 18:42 |
| #6 Ontario is a far cry from the sanity in Canada's western provinces. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-08-22 18:05 |
| #5 The legacy of Castro's Bastreau continues. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-08-22 10:56 |
| #4 The underlying principle here is the abolition of private property. Uncle Karl and Daddy Fidel would be so proud. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-08-22 08:36 |
| #3 If he did that on a rink, it would have just been a 5 minute major. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-08-22 07:42 |
| #2 Should never have given up your guns. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-08-22 07:24 |
| #1 Given the general liberal stupidity of Canada. I sure hope none of the provinces or territories take Trump up his offer to become a US 51st state. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-08-22 05:16 |