Sask. RCMP officers rescue woman during curfew check

What started as a simple curfew check led to Mounties rescuing a woman who had allegedly been assaulted and held against her will at a home on Big Island Cree Territory.

According to the RCMP, officers from the Pierceland detachment were performing a proactive check on Saturday to ensure that a 30-year-old man was abiding with his court-ordered conditions, which included a curfew.

“When officers were at the door they heard a female calling for help,” the RCMP said in a statement. “Officers located an injured female inside the residence. She was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious.”

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The 30-year-old man was arrested, and is now facing charges of aggravated assault, unlawful confinement, uttering threats, mischief and failing to comply with conditions.

He was scheduled to appear in a Meadow Lake courtroom on Monday.