New firearm, assault charges laid against man charged with attempted murder in Port au Port

Alex Kennedy · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 1:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Police person laid caller charges against a 66-year-old antheral antecedently charged with attempted execution pursuing the decease of a snowmobiler successful Port au Port.

Charges against Wayne Harold Hynes were archetypal laid connected March 17. On Wednesday, constabulary charged Hynes with respective firearm charges including careless use, pointing a firearm, discharging with the intent to endanger and utilizing a firearm to perpetrate a transgression offence.

He besides faces caller charges of aggravated battle and battle with a weapon.

The lawsuit started precocious past month, erstwhile police began investigating a study of a earnestly injured snowmobiler on Gravel's Pond successful Port au Port astir 4:30 p.m. NT on Feb. 21.

Police primitively said the antheral had fallen disconnected the snowmobile erstwhile it came to a stop, suffering injuries not accordant with a fall.  New accusation shared successful a quality merchandise connected Wednesday said the antheral was changeable and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Hynes remains successful constabulary custody, and is adjacent scheduled to look successful provincial tribunal successful Stephenville connected Monday.

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