A 52-year-old man is facing assault charges following an incident at a residence near downtown on Tuesday. 

The Moose Jaw Police Service was called to a report of a man and a woman who had been assaulted. Christopher Musqua was located and arrested by police at the residence without incident. 

Musqua is facing charges including assault, uttering death threats, assault by choking and assault with a weapon. 

He made his first appearance in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Thursday. 

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