Police lay charges in connection with Oakville mall altercation

Police have laid charges after a 75-year-old security guard was taken to hospital in serious condition following an altercation at an Oakville mall Monday.

Officers responded around 1:45 p.m. to the South Oakville Centre where the elderly man was found with “significant” injuries to his head.

Paramedics brought the man to hospital where he remains in stable but serious condition.

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Investigators say the 75-year-old security guard was working at the mall and got into an altercation with another man in the north section of the parking lot.

Twenty-two-year-old James Buckland of Oakville was arrested on scene and has now been charged with assault causing bodily harm.

Police are still asking for anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash camera footage is to contact investigators at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.

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