WINNIPEGTHEFT

He calls himself a “skinhead” and freely admits to using racial slurs to describe blacks and Jews. He also calls himself a good father who deserves to regain custody of his eight-year-old stepdaughter and three-year-old son. By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA

A Winnipeg man guilty of beating a 15-year-old boy who brought a machete to Kelvin High School — breaking his jaw — should go to prison for 30 months, a court was told. Seif Ali, 21, was convicted of aggravated assault and uttering threats following a trial earlier this year. By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA

City police have released a composite sketch of a male who allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a downtown Winnipeg mall earlier this month. Police said the girl met the suspect and other males, who are all strangers to her, at Portage Place Shopping Centre on June 8 at 6:45 p.m. By SUN MEDIA

Police are investigating another shooting in the city’s North End. Winnipeg police were called to a local hospital about 3:30 a.m. Saturday after a 16-year-old male arrived there suffering from a gunshot wound to his midsection. By SUN MEDIA

Winnipeg police have three males in custody in connection with five armed robberies in the downtown and North End areas earlier this year. Police said the males stole cash and cigarettes during four of the five hold-ups at gas bars and convenience stores between April 23 and May 6. By SUN MEDIA