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18-year-old pepper-sprayed, robbed at University of Manitoba

Two young people face charges after an 18-year-old was pepper-sprayed and robbed at the University of Manitoba.

2 young men charged with robbery, mischief

A University of Manitoba building is pictured.
An 18-year-old man was robbed at the University of Manitoba campus Tuesday evening, Winnipeg police say. (CBC)

Two young people face charges after an 18-year-old was pepper-sprayed and robbed at the University of Manitoba.

The young man was sitting on a park bench on Chancellors Circle on Tuesday before 8:45 p.m. when he was assaulted by two people with pepper spray, who then stole his personal items and ran off.

Police found two suspects at a home on Pasadena Avenue between Grierson Avenue and Kings Drive.

A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy face charges of robbery and mischief.

The 19-year-old was released on an undertaking. The 16-year-old was detained in custody.