Social worker assaulted at Centre Square Tower, say police

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a social worker at Yellowknife’s Centre Square Tower.

RCMP say they were called to the lower end of the tower’s mall at around 1pm on Friday, February 20.

Tylor Nataway, of Yellowknife, was subsequently arrested. He faces a charge of assault with a weapon and is appearing in court today.

The victim was treated at Stanton Territorial Hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening.

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