In the early evening last Saturday, RCMP in Thompson responded to a report of intimate partner violence and sexual assault with a weapon.

Officers attended to the victim at the Wellbriety Center and found that she had been visibly injured.

The 42-year-old victim reported that her boyfriend had assaulted her multiple times with a hatchet while she was being sexually assaulted.

The accused, a 31-year-old from Thompson, was immediately arrested and later remanded into custody, where he remains while RCMP investigations continue.