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Published June 6, 2024

Woman assaulted, robbed in Orillia parking lot

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Two suspects have been charged and woman is nursing serious but non-life-threatening injuries after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say she was assaulted and robbed in a business parking lot on Murphy Road in Orillia.

Police say around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, a female approached the woman and demanded her belongings. When the woman refused, she was assaulted.

Soon after, officers were called to a break and enter at an address on Mississaga Street East. Once they arrived, police located a man matching the description of the suspect.

While searching him, police say they found several items in relation to the robbery of the woman in the parking lot.

Through their investigation, a female suspect was arrested on Wednesday in a parking lot near Coldwater Road.

A 37-year-old man of South River has been charged with robbery with violence and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

A 30-year-old Orillia woman has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, robbery with violence, assault causing bodily harm, and possession of methamphetamine.

Both were held in police custody for a bail hearing.

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