A 38-year-old Morris, Manitoba man was recently assaulted while walking along Highway 52 in Steinbach, Manitoba.
On August 25, 2019, at approximately 11:30am, Steinbach RCMP received a report of two males fighting on Highway 52 in front of the Esso gas station.
When police arrived at the scene, the victim, a 38-year-old Morris, Manitoba man, informed officers that he had been out walking when a male exited a vehicle, approached him and began assaulting him with what appeared to be a bat or small stick. The male suspect then attempted to steal the victim’s cell phone. The suspect then fled in a waiting vehicle.
RCMP report that EMS attended the scene and medically cleared the victim as his injuries did not require hospital attendance.
Police believe that the victim and suspect(s) are known to each other.
