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Serious Injury In Walpole Island Assault

A 35-year-old man faces charges after another man suffered significant injury in an altercation Sunday afternoon on Walpole Island.

OPP says a man was punched in the face at the Thunderbird Plaza.

Peter Joel Hopkins of Moravian First Nation is charged with assault causing bodily harm, breach of probation and causing a disturbance.

Community members thought a weapon may have been involved due to the seriousness of the injuries but Walpole Island police say that has not been verified.

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