Man in Quebec charged with armed assault after throwing ball at referee
SHERBROOKE, Que. — A Quebec soccer player has been found guilty of assault after he injured a referee by throwing a ball that struck his head.
The incident occurred during a particularly heated match in Sherbrooke in June 2017.
Ruben Dario Meza Lazaro, 35, was found guilty this week of armed assault and assault causing bodily harm.
“In this case, the court has insisted the object (a soccer ball) can be a blunt object depending on how it is used,” Sherbrooke La Tribune quoted Crown prosecutor Isabelle Dorion as saying.