Hammer Attack

• Second victim of alleged Kelowna hammer attack mourns the loss of friend

  On July 4, the two women were on their lunch break in a Kelowna, B.C., parking lot when they were allegedly attacked with a hammer. Bailey McCourt didn’t survive.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2025
  
• Man suffers injuries to face in hammer beating, woman arrested: Sarnia, Ont., police

  A 28-year-old man in Sarnia, Ont., suffered injuries to his face Friday after being beaten with a hammer in what police allege was a dispute over drugs. A woman has been charged.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2024
  
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• Victim of Brandon hammer attack dies in hospital, suspect handed murder charge

  Police were called to a scene Monday afternoon, where a man with severe head trauma from being allegedly struck with a hammer was pulled from a burning house by firefighters.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2023
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• Peterborough, Ont. man arrested after striking victim in head with hammer: police

  Police in Peterborough, Ont., found a man with a head injury at an apartment in the area of Stewart and McDonnel streets Friday. A hammer was seized and another man was arrested.

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2023
• Toronto man pleads guilty to murdering 33-year-old girlfriend with a hammer

  Bronson Lake has pleased guilty to the second-degree murder of his Kim Gagne in July 2021, at the basement apartment the couple shared near Albion and Weston roads.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2022
• 1 sent to hospital, 1 arrested in ‘unprovoked’ hammer attack in Victoria

  A man was struck in the head with a hammer from behind in Victoria, police said.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2022
• Winnipeg residents shaken after back-to-back incidents, violent home invasion on same street

  Residents of the Garden City neighbourhood are still in shock and say they fear for their safety after a series of events and a violent home invasion that put a man in hospital.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2022
• Winnipeg teacher struck by student with hammer in classroom: school division

  Pembina Trails School Division says in a statement a teacher at Shaftesbury High School was hit after a student brought a hammer to school Tuesday.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2022
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• Man given 10 year sentence for unprovoked hammer attack on Winnipeg teen

  The Crown requested 12 years in prison and the defence asked for eight years.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Hammer attack on elderly Penticton business owner prompts renewed calls for more police officers

  The violent armed robbery sent shock waves through the small South Okanagan community.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2021