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Man struck in face with unopened beverage can during verbal spat

Guelph man charged after early Christmas morning assault
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A Christmas morning assault in Downtown Guelph left one man with a bloody cut to the face, and another man arrested.

Guelph police say a man was outside a licensed establishment around 2:45 a.m. Monday, when a second man came up and the two engaged in a verbal spat.

Police say the altercation turned violent when the second man struck the first man in the face with an unopened beverage can, causing the victim to sustain a cut next to his eye, which began to bleed immediately.

The suspect fled, but was later found and arrested at a south end home.

He was charged with assault with a weapon.