‘Traumatic Time’: Police Face Questions in Quadeville, Ont., After Attack on Girl

‘Traumatic Time’: Police Face Questions in Quadeville, Ont., After Attack on Girl
Ontario Provincial Police acting Chief Supt. Derek Needham speaks to residents of Quadeville, Ont., during a town hall meeting at a local community centre on July 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Residents of a tiny rural community in eastern Ontario pressed police on Saturday for answers about a disturbing attack on a young girl that investigators believed was caused by an animal—until they arrested a teenager in the case.

Nearly 100 people filled a small community centre in Quadeville, about 170 kilometres west of Ottawa, for a town hall organized by Ontario Provincial Police to address residents’ questions and concerns about their investigation.