Ganatchio Trail walkers still 'feel safe' after terrible assault

Windsor residents walking along the east end'sGanatchioTrail Monday said they still feel safe, despite a violent assault that took place on Sunday.

"It's really appalling, Inever would have expected it here," said Cheryl Smart who walks along the trail about three times a week.

• Man arrested after 75-year-old woman assaulted in Windsor's east end

On Sunday, police were called to the Ganatchio Trailafter receiving a call that a after a 75-year-old woman was found unconscious.

The victim was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and a21-year-old man was arrested.

"Now that this happened, you really have to go when there's a lot of people, which she does," said Dennis Smart about his wife.

His wife Cheryl said she often visits the park alone, and won't let one terrible incident affect her enjoyment of the area.

"I think it would be nice to have a policeman on a pedal bike," she said.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Branch are investigating the incident.