Police in Victoria, B.C., have arrested a suspect in connection with the assault of a 15-year-old boy who was found seriously injured inside a tent in a city park late Tuesday.

In a statement Thursday, police said officers were called to reports that the teen was being assaulted and choked while visiting an encampment at Beacon Hill Park.

The suspect fled as officers arrived, the statement said. But Const. Cam MacIntyre said a 38 year-old man was arrested in the park Wednesday and remains in