SUDBURY -- A dispute between a father and son in North Bay escalated, police said, when one of them attacked the other with a sword.
A verbal argument turned violent at the home on Algonquin Avenue at about 9 p.m. on June 5, police said in a news release. A 32-year-old man from North Bay now faces charges of assault with a weapon.
"The argument turned to a physical altercation and the accused retrieved a sword from his bedroom and he struck the victim in the face," North Bay Police said.
"The victim’s injury required medical attention."
The suspected attacker had left by the time police arrived, but he was found and arrested a short distance from the home.
"In order to protect the identity of the victim, the North Bay Police Service will not be releasing the name of the accused," the release said.
Following a bail hearing, the man charged has been released from custody and is due to appear at the North Bay Courthouse on Aug. 18.
