Trio faces charges after man found in ditch

Three people are facing charges related to an attack on a man who was found unresponsive in a ditch in the 600 block of E.C. Row Avenue West.

Windsor police attended Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette Campus Saturday after receiving information that an unidentified man had been admitted, unconscious and with serious injuries.

The 39-year-old man has been identified and he remains in hospital.

Officers with the major crimes unit stepped in to investigate and determined the man had been assaulted with a blunt weapon inside a residence in the 1700 block of Mckay Avenue.

His unconscious body was transported to an area between Grace and Truth Chapel and E.J. Lajeunesse secondary school, where he was dumped off in the ditch.

A person passing by discovered the man and called for help.

On Tuesday, just after noon, members of the problem-oriented policing unit located and arrested two suspects outside a residence in the 1300 block of Mcewan Avenue.

A third suspect was taken into custody at the same location about an hour later.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and forcible confinement.

A 60-year-old man has been charged with break and enter and aggravated assault.

A 23-year-old woman has been charged with break and enter, aggravated assault, kidnapping and forcible confinement.

Police continue to investigate and are urging residents on Northwood Street, between Lajeunesse secondary school and Dominion Boulevard, as well as on Totten Street near Mckay Avenue and Dominion Boulevard, to review security surveillance cameras for evidence or suspicious activity.

Anyone with information is asked to call the major crimes unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.