The Regina Police Service is conducting an investigation into a serious assault after receiving a call for service on Thursday, December 17, 2015.
On Thursday, December 17, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 400 block of Lorne Street in Regina for a report of an injured male. Police and EMS attended and the male was transported to the hospital. Last evening, on Thursday, December 17, 2015, a 36 year-old male was arrested and charged.
Thirty-six year-old Hartley Joseph MATECHUK (DOB: 1979-07-19), of Regina, was arrested and charged with:
- Attempted Murder [Sec 239, CC],
- Forcible Confinement [Sec 279(2), CC],
- Uttering Threats [Sec 264.1(1)(a), CC]
MATECHUK will make his first appearance on these charges in Provincial Court this morning at 9:30 a.m.
The RPS Major Crimes Unit, the Street Gang Unit, Forensic Identification Unit, and uniformed members of the Community Services Division continue to investigate.
As with any investigation, anyone who has information to offer is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
