Stratford police have arrested a 27-year-old male who assaulted two people on Friday.
Witnesses told police a man was assaulting a woman with a large metal bar around 1:30 p.m., in the area of Waterloo Street South and Albert Street, when a passerby intervened.
Police say that person was also assaulted while preventing further assault against the female. The male who attacked both fled the scene before police arrived, however, he was later apprehended and arrested after a short foot pursuit.
Charges against the Stratford resident include two counts of assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and resisting arrest.
The female victim was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Stratford police thanked the individual who intervened and prevented further harm to the female victim.
