Kawartha Lakes police have arrested one Lindsay man and have issued an arrest warrant for another following a violent assault earlier this week that sent two people to hospital.
On Monday (April 27) at 3:30 p.m., the two suspects went to a Rideout Street home in Lindsay and confronted the man living there about an incident that took place the previous night.
One of the suspects struck the man over the head with a piece of wood, knocking him to the ground. While the man was on the ground, both suspects continued to assault him, striking him repeatedly with the piece of wood and kicking him.
The man’s girlfriend exited the home and tried to stop the attack, but she was also struck with a piece of wood. The woman was chased back into her home, where she was able to call 9-1-1.
The two attackers fled from the scene before police arrived. The two victims were taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
On Tuesday (April 28), police arrested 23-year-old Michael Peter Gallo of Lindsay and charged him with assault causing bodily harm. He was held in custody to attend a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the second suspect, 30-year-old Robert Paul Gallo, for the offences of assault causing bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and two counts of assault with a weapon.
Anyone with information about Robert Gallo’s location is asked to contact the Kawartha Lakes Police Service at 705-324-5252. To make an anonymous report, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.kh.crimestoppersweb.com.
