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Suspect arrested in Wednesday assault at Saanich business

Saanich police are investigating an assault of a store employee at a business in the 1500-block of Cedar Hill Cross Road, near Shelbourne Street.
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Saanich police are investigating an assault of a store employee at a business in the 1500-block of Cedar Hill Cross Road, near Shelbourne Street.

The assault happened Wednesday afternoon when the employee asked two people suspected of shoplifting to leave. One of them assaulted the worker outside the store.

Officers responded and arrested a 23-year-old woman.

The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.