Hamilton police have charged a second person in connection with a violent baseball bat attack that happened last month near the Winona Peach Festival.
Officers were called around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 to a Tim Hortons parking lot where a 53-year-old man was allegedly being attacked by four males with a baseball bat.
Investigators learned that a group, including the suspects, were making a lot of noise in the parking lot when a nearby resident asked them to turn down the music because it was preventing sleep.
One of the males allegedly responded with profanity. Police say the resident and two family members confronted the group before one of them sustained serious head and facial injuries and another sustained minor injuries from the baseball bat.
The suspects fled the scene before police arrived.
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Zachary Thomas Pereira, 19, of Stoney Creek was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with aggravated assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, and uttering threats to cause death.
In an update Friday, police say they arrested 20-year-old Nicolas Cappella in relation to the attack.
The Grimsby resident has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, and two counts of uttering threats to cause death.
Police continue to investigate and are asking the public for any information that could lead to the arrest of the other suspects involved.
Anyone with more details about the assault is asked to contact Det. Amberlee Rodgers at 905-546-2919 or arodgers@hamiltonpolice.ca.
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