RCMP say a woman has been seriously injured in an assault in Steinbach.

Police say they were called to a disturbance at a residence along the north side of Mckenzie Avenue, just east of Harmony Lane at 1:40 Tuesday morning. Upon arrival, officers say they saw a man breaking into a vehicle that was parked nearby. Following a fight with police, he was arrested.

Investigators found a 28-year-old woman with severe facial trauma. She was transported to the Bethesda Regional Health Centre and then transferred to a hospital in Winnipeg where she is in stable condition. They add a 35-year-old male who tried to help the woman sustained non-life threatening injuries.

27-year-old Harley Delorme is charged with Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Aggravated Assault, Assault on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest and Mischief Under $5000

The home on Mckenzie is a rental property.