Random and weapons assaults in Wasaga Beach

Wasaga Beach, Ont. (CTV News Barrie)

Three serious assaults took place on Saturday night in Wasaga Beach.

Police were summoned to Beachwood Road, where they found a person who had sustained serious injuries from a hammer and was later transported to a local hospital.

The suspect had fled the scene before police arrived but surrendered a short time later.

A 28-year-old Wasaga Beach person was charged with aggravated assault, weapons dangerous and uttering threats.

They are being held pending a bail hearing. Police will not be releasing the accused's name to protect the victim's identity.

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Later that evening, at approximately 8:45 p.m., OPP officers responded to a 9-1-1 call to Beach Drive to provide aid to two victims who had just been pepper sprayed by an unknown individual.

While officers were responding to the call, they received a second call from a different group of people who had also been pepper sprayed by the same individual.

Officers located the suspect a short distance away, and after a brief foot chase, they arrested the perpetrator, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

They were charged with five counts of assault with a weapon.