Woman hospitalized after object thrown at her face in St-Michel

Montreal police tape at a crime scene in Montreal on March 31, 2025. (Pamela Pagano, CityNews)

Posted September 13, 2026 11:36 am.

A 24-year-old woman was hospitalized after an object was thrown at her face during an early-morning assault in Montreal’s Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension neighbourhood on Sunday.

Montreal police say an altercation involving several people began around 3:15 a.m. on 9th Avenue near Jarry Street and led to a collision between two vehicles.

Police say a man then allegedly threw an object, possibly a rock or piece of pavement, at the woman’s face.

She was taken to hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

Montreal police are investigating and speaking with witnesses.

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