Quebec hockey referee arrested for allegedly assaulting 10-year-old player | 24CA News

A 42-year-old hockey referee was arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a younger participant on the finish of a sport within the Quebec City space.

Quebec City police spokeswoman Sandra Dion says officers have been known as to the sector in Ste-Foy at about 9:25 a.m. to reply to the incident, which occurred because the groups have been heading again to the locker room.

Dion didn’t say what led to the alleged altercation, however she stated the person was arrested after police met with mother and father and witnesses.

She stated the alleged sufferer is a boy of round 10 years previous and that he wasn’t injured.

The director of operations for Hockey Québec within the Chaudière-Appalaches area known as the state of affairs “deplorable,” and guaranteed mother and father that the native affiliation had responded promptly.

The group stated the referee was suspended on the spot and won’t return to the ice till the police investigation concludes.