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A 32-year-old man now faces charges in two unprovoked attacks on senior citizens in a Mississauga park.
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Peel Regional Police say the two elderly men were assaulted just over a week apart and investigators allege the same assailant was behind both incidents.
In the first incident, police allege a 73-year-old Mississauga man was walking in the area of Applewood Hills Trail and Bloor St. when a man approached from behind and struck him with a weapon just after 1 p.m. on Sept. 19.
The attacker then fled the area.
The senior was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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In the second incident, a 77-year-old Mississauga man was walking in the same area – near Applewood Hills Trail and Bloor St. – when a man approached from behind and struck him with a weapon around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
The assailant then fled the area.
The elderly man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators subsequently identified a suspect and arrested him on Friday.
Marcin Golebiowski, of Mississauga, is charged with aggravated assault, disobeying a court order and assault with weapon.
Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 1233, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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