The North Bay Police Service is investigating an incident late Friday night near Memorial Gardens in which a 19-year-old city man was allegedly attacked.
Police said the man was walking near the arena shortly after 11 p.m. when several other males approached him.
One of these males allegedly punched the victim in the head several times in the head causing two fractures to his jaw.
He was sent to the North Bay hospital and later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
Cst. Vicky Thisdelle, of the North Bay Police Service, is investigating, and charges are pending.