SARNIA - A Sarnia man who held a broken glass to his former girlfriend's neck behind the bar at the Point Edward casino was sentenced to almost four years in jail Tuesday.
Joshua Atkinson, 37, pleaded guilty in Sarnia court to assault with a weapon, forcible confinement and violating a non-communication order with the woman while in jail in March.
An OPP officer approached Atkinson, who had his arm around the woman's neck, after casino staff noticed odd behaviour.
Atkinson went behind the bar, walking back and forth with the woman.
A video recording the March 16 incident taken by a casino camera was played in court.
Atkinson broke a glass and held it to the woman's neck. She told the court when he broke the glass she'd been quite worried. At one point Atkinson said he should kill himself.
Up to the minute news and information for London Ontario Canada and surrounding regions.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thousands of jobs gone
London and area lost 6,400 jobs over the last 12 months, but the unemployment rate has changed little, as job seekers are giving up, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
London's unemployment rate remains unchanged for the third consecutive month, 8.3%, as the national average dropped to 7.4% from 7.6% and the Ontario rate stayed at 7.9%.
But total employment in the city and region dropped more than 2%, said Vincent Ferrao, workforce analyst with the federal agency.
Fri June 10
London's unemployment rate remains unchanged for the third consecutive month, 8.3%, as the national average dropped to 7.4% from 7.6% and the Ontario rate stayed at 7.9%.
But total employment in the city and region dropped more than 2%, said Vincent Ferrao, workforce analyst with the federal agency.
Fri June 10
Man stabbed
London police used surveillance footage to identify a suspect in a Friday morning stabbing.
A male was approached from behind by a 20-year-old man and stabbed near Richmond and Kent streets around 2:14 a.m., police said.
The suspect fled, but police located him using footage from a downtown camera.
The injured male was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A London man is charged with an assault with a weapon.
Fri June 10
A male was approached from behind by a 20-year-old man and stabbed near Richmond and Kent streets around 2:14 a.m., police said.
The suspect fled, but police located him using footage from a downtown camera.
The injured male was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A London man is charged with an assault with a weapon.
Fri June 10
One killed in collision
One person was pronounced dead at the scene after a crash Thursday night on Bluewater Highway north of Grand Bend.
Police said the crash happened about 10 p.m. when a driver pulled out to pass another northbound vehicle.
The vehicle drifted onto the west shoulder and then into the ditch, striking a tree. It came to rest at the Oakwood Golf Course, Huron OPP said.
The highway was closed for several hours while the crash was investigated.
Name of the male driver has not been released.
Fri June 10
Police said the crash happened about 10 p.m. when a driver pulled out to pass another northbound vehicle.
The vehicle drifted onto the west shoulder and then into the ditch, striking a tree. It came to rest at the Oakwood Golf Course, Huron OPP said.
The highway was closed for several hours while the crash was investigated.
Name of the male driver has not been released.
Fri June 10
Autopsy results awaited
- He was often seen strolling around the neighbourhood and doing yard work, while his wife rarely left the house. Neighbours paint a contrasting picture of Roger and Jacqueline Vermeersch, believed to be the couple found dead in a Brock St. E. home Wednesday.
Oxford OPP said an autopsy is under way on the two bodies.
An unconfirmed report said one’s mouth was found duct-taped shut.
Speculation has left tongues wagging in the community about what happened to the elderly couple, often seen sitting inside their garage.
Fri June 10
Oxford OPP said an autopsy is under way on the two bodies.
An unconfirmed report said one’s mouth was found duct-taped shut.
Speculation has left tongues wagging in the community about what happened to the elderly couple, often seen sitting inside their garage.
Fri June 10
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