A 27-year-old Timmins woman is facing charges and is accused of punching a security guard at a local pharmacy where she was trying to steal merchandise, police say.
Officers were called to a pharmacy on Algonquin Boulevard late Tuesday afternoon after a 60-year-old man was assaulted by a woman who hit him with a closed fist, Timmins police said in a news release on Wednesday.
The attack occurred when the woman was confronted while trying to leave the store without paying for more than $300 in merchandise, police said.
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She was arrested at the scene and charged with theft, possession of property obtained by crime and assault.
She remains in custody and is scheduled to have a bail hearing Wednesday.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
