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Three people have been arrested after two people were assaulted at a commercial plaza near the unsanctioned homecoming party in Guelph in September.
Police were called to the plaza around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 27 for reports of a physical altercation. Two people had been injured and a window at the business had been smashed when one of the victims fell against it.
A 26-year-old man from York region and a 19-year-old man and 20-year-old man, both of Hamilton, each face two counts of assault causing bodily harm and mischief under $5,000.
Police say the three arrests are in addition to 12 other arrests announced last week in relation to the homecoming party and above the six arrests that happened at the party itself.
Three more people are facing charges in connection with September’s unsanctioned homecoming celebrations in Guelph. According to police, these latest arrests bring the total to 21, following six arrests during the event and 12 more announced last week.
More than 13,000 attended gatherings on Sept. 26, largely in the area of Chancellor’s Way near Stone Road Mall and just down the street from the university.
At the time, Mayor Cam Guthrie said “it was probably the worst amount of issues that we’ve ever experienced in the history of homecoming parties.”
The homecoming parties in Guelph, Ont., over the weekend may have been the “worst” yet, Mayor Cam Guthrie says. As CBC’s Aastha Shetty explains, police had to shut down traffic near Stone Road Mall late Saturday afternoon after the crowd ballooned in size, spilling into nearby parking lots.
In a report last month, police say they received approximately 550 calls that day, with 250 directly related to the unsanctioned gathering.
It’s estimated the gathering cost about $91,000 for police response, with 88 police and civilian members deployed.
The University of Guelph announced last week that it had given the city $100,000 to offset the costs incurred because of unsanctioned, off-campus parties.
