A senior who was attacked with a baseball bat in his home two weeks ago has died, according to RCMP in Prince Edward Island.
“I can confirm that the man who was seriously assaulted by Alan Wood has passed away,” said Cpl. Gavin Moore, the force’s spokesperson on the Island.
On Oct. 24, the man was attacked at his home in Stratford and taken to hospital with serious injuries. In a separate attack a day later, a Stratford woman was also attacked in her home and badly hurt.
Wood, 60, was arrested a few days later and charged with two counts of attempted murder, as well as a number of other charges. All the charges have been stayed now, since Wood himself has also died.
“I don’t have any updates on the woman who was assaulted,” Moore said on Wednesday.
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