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sj wn e etiim zrttmmmuwm v pickering man convicted of wrench beating pickering a pickering man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for hitting an 85- yearold friend over the head with a wrench and later setting his house on fire wm mically appleview road pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and arson when he appeared in whitby court according to evidence the ac cused purchased the older mans home in 1983 for 50000 with the understanding the former owner could remain there the rest of his life later mically resold the site to a housing development compay for 92000 mically reportedly went to the house to obtain a copy of the mort gage in order to close the deal with the development firm however the tenant refused to hand it over mically left then returned the next day he took a wrench and struck the victim over the back of the head causing a threeinch cut the accused then helped the in jured man into bed and promised to call an ambulance instead he set fire to the rear stoop of the frame home the older man saw the flames from his bedroom window he was able to extinguish the blaze he then went to a neighbors resi dence where police and the fire department were called mically was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder and arson the accused later pleaded guil ty to a lesser charge of aggra vated assault and arson march 14th to 19th join in the fun at woodside square as we present our second annual crazy golf tournament the lowest score each day in our four age categories will be invited back on saturday march 19th for the playoffs prizes will be awarded to our winners winners will be notified by telephone playoffs will take place saturday march 19th at 1200 noon woodside square