Busker Attacked with Blade in Ottawa; Suspect in Custody

Ottawa police took a 25-year-old man into custody following an incident where a bagpipe-playing busker near the Fairmont Château Laurier was assaulted with a bladed weapon on Saturday afternoon. The victim was performing on the sidewalk along Wellington Street close to Sussex Drive when an unidentified male approached and attacked them with a bladed weapon around 4 p.m., according to authorities. The assailant fled the scene but was apprehended shortly afterward. The victim suffered minor hand injuries and received medical attention from paramedics at the location. The alleged perpetrator faces charges of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, possessing a dangerous weapon, obstructing/resisting arrest, and breaching probation (two counts). The police have stated that the investigation is ongoing.