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Crash In Victoria Leads To Attempted Murder Charges After Pedestrian Hit

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Dec, 2016 09:41 PM
    Victoria police say a man alleged to have intentionally driven his vehicle at two people has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
     
    Const. Matt Rutherford says officers were called Tuesday evening to what was initially reported as a two-car crash in an upscale Victoria neighbourhood not far from Government House.
     
    In a news release, Rutherford says officers spoke to the occupants of both vehicles and determined that two people were targeted and weren't in their vehicle when a man at the wheel of a second vehicle drove at them.
     
    Police say one of the people involved was hurt, but those injuries weren't serious.
     
    Rutherford says police also determined there was a history of domestic violence between two of the people involved.
     
    Forty-six-year-old Sebastien Normandin has been charged and remains in custody awaiting a Jan. 4 court appearance.

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