On May 11, at approximately 7:40, Thompson RCMP responded to an intimate partner violence sexual assault with a weapon.

Officers attended the Wellbriety Centre and located a female victim visibly injured.

The 42-year-old victim from Thompson reported that her boyfriend sexually assaulted her in a tent at an encampment. She was hit multiple times with a hatchet while being sexually assaulted.

The accused, a 31-year-old, from Thompson, was immediately arrested. He was later remanded into custody where he remains.

Thompson RCMP continue to investigate.