FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

Concerned residents living on Montée du Comté in Les Coteaux called 911 shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday to report a domestic violence incident at a neighbouring apartment building after reports that a man was beating a woman and had barricaded himself inside his residence. Residents told police they could hear the woman’s screams.

According to the Sûreté du Québec, officers raced to the scene and were met by a barricaded individual. Officers stormed the apartment and, according to the SQ, it took several officers to arrest the individual, who now faces charges of assault and battery. The SQ said he is being held until his court appearance. The woman was treated at the scene by paramedics.

According to one neighbour, who asked not to be identified, this is not the first time she has heard screaming and quarrelling at the apartment where the man was arrested.

“It’s in my apartment block,” the woman said. “I really hope she will be all right. It’s not the first time that the cops come here. I really don’t feel safe.”