An elderly woman in London, Ontario, was randomly stabbed multiple times by a repeat offender who was out on bail.
The 78-year-old woman was walking her dog early Monday morning when a 32-year-old man attacked her with a knife.
“I thought he was going to kill me. I thought I was a goner,” said Elizabeth O’Loughlin. “The guy looked like he was on something, he was on dope. Didn’t even say nothin’. I said, ‘Would you mind getting off of me?’ He was right on top of me,” she recalled.
O’Loughlin was treated at Victoria Hospital, and survived the attack, thanks in large part to her thick winter jacket that mitigated the stab wounds.
Police later charged Cristepher Young-Hough, 32, with aggravated assault, breaching probation related to two different cases dated February 25 and July 6, and failing to comply with a release order.
In the most recent instance, he was detained for four days before being released on bond.
According to court records, Young-Hough is already facing charges related to weapons from two prior cases and is under a court order not to possess any.
The family of O’Loughlin is outraged that the man who is accused of attacking her was free on bond.
Local Police plead with Trudeau Government for urgent bail reform
In May, one day after an Ontario man out on bail killed four people in a high speed car chase, the Peel Police Service Board in Ontario pleaded for the Liberal Party of Canada to address substantive bail reform.
“We respect the constitutional rights concerning bail, but our current system requires immediate recalibration to prioritize community safety and prevent further victimization,” stated Nando Iannicca, Chair of the Peel Police Service Board.
