Police in Niagara have a man in custody after they allege he broke into a Welland home and sexually assaulted a child under the age of five.

Niagara Regional Police allege 25-year-old Daniel Senecal broke into a home near Crowland Ave. and York St. sometime after 10 p.m. on Saturday and, while the parents were in the home, allegedly sexually assaulting a child.

He’s facing numerous charges including aggravated sexual assault of a minor, choking, break and enter, and sexual interference.

Police said the home’s front door had been forced open.

“Further observations confirmed the involved child was suffering from serious injuries prompting an immediate criminal investigation,” cops said in a press release.

The child was transported to a hospital out of the region for what police describ

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