Man charged after two women assaulted with bear spray in Mount Pearl, NL in suspected intimate partner violence case

A 19-year-old man is facing assault charges after two women were bear-sprayed at a home on Jeffers Drive in Mount Pearl on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. The man, who was known to the women, had fled the area prior to police arrival. The women did not require medial attention. RNC officers located the suspect in the backyard of the home. He fled on foot and after a brief chase, officers arrested and…