Assault on a Sherbrooke pool lifeguard: three teens arrested
Posted July 12, 2023 10:40 am.
SHERBROOKE – Three teenagers aged 13 and 14 were arrested Tuesday in connection with the assault of a lifeguard at a public pool in the City of Sherbrooke on July 3.
The Sherbrooke police force(SPS) reports that the three teenagers presented themselves to police along with their parents before being interviewed by investigators.
They were then released with a promise to appear in court at a later date. A case of assault causing bodily harm was referred to a prosecutor at the youth tribunal.
The SPS has learned that, on the day of the alleged incident, the lifeguard was assigned to supervise a swimming pool in Optimist Park on Terrill Street. Some young people were allegedly told by the employee that they were not respecting certain pool rules.
When the lifeguard returned to his post, the youths pushed him, causing him to fall into the pool.
He suffered an injury to his back, and allegedly phoned the police to report that he had been assaulted.
This report was first published in French on July 12, 2023.
