Winnipeg police have charged a 40-year-old woman after an unusual assault in the city’s downtown Friday afternoon.
Around 4:30 p.m., police say the woman confronted a 50-year-old stranger on the sidewalk in the 200 block of Hargrave Street. Without warning, she allegedly ignited the victim’s wig with a portable butane torch.
The victim managed to remove the wig before being injured, but was then physically assaulted, suffering minor injuries.
Police located the suspect nearby about 45 minutes later and arrested her without incident.
She has been charged with assault with a weapon and released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.
