NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On Dec. 26, 2020, at approximately 4 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services responded to a call for service on Gordon Street in Fergus.
While in the back of an ambulance, the suspect became combative and assaulted one of the paramedics.
As a result of the investigation, Marcie Elizabeth Diamond, 63 years old of Fergus, was charged on Jan. 14, 2021 with Assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
Stephen Dewar, Chief of Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service, has expressed his concerns over this incident and other acts of violence towards paramedics.
"Paramedics and all emergency responders work under difficult conditions, and that stress has increased significantly while working through this pandemic. Incidents of assaults on paramedics are unacceptable and we appreciate the efforts of the County of Wellington OPP to hold people responsible for their actions."
The accused is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice-Guelph on Feb. 6, 2021.
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