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By Jesse Gill

CRIME

Medicine Hat man charged after traffic altercation sending another man to hospital

Nov 6, 2024 | 1:41 PM

A 28-year old Medicine Hat man has been charged with aggravated assault after a altercation on Oct. 28 lead to serious injuries to a 63-year old man.

Medicine Hat Police Service received a report of a traffic related altercation a day after the incident.

According to the information received by police, a verbal dispute had occurred on the roadway between two motorists which escalated into a physical altercation.

As a result, the 63-year-old man was transported to hospital for treatment of serious injuries, since discharged and recovering at home.

During the investigation, the second person involved in the dispute came forward to police.

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The individual charged has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Dec.17.

The identity of the accused cannot be released as the charges have not yet been sworn in court.