Early Saturday at 12:15 am, RCMP responded to an assault in Easterville.

 

When officers arrived on the scene, they located a 56-year-old male with life-threatening injuries.

 

He was rushed to the Easterville nursing station and later transferred to the hospital in The Pas.

 

Investigations determined that the male was attempting to remove unwanted guests from his property when a 16-year-old with a machete attacked him.

 

The youth fled the scene and was later located.

 

He was arrested and remanded into custody on charges of aggravated assault and failure to comply with a release order.