An old man assaulted
Brendan Kergin / Vancouver is great – August 14, 2022 / 2:49 pm | History: 380207
Photo: Brendan Kergin / Vancouver is great.
Police were on patrol nearby when a woman attacked an 89-year-old man in Chinatown on August 13.
A 58-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after an 89-year-old man was attacked in Vancouver’s Chinatown this weekend.
“The 89-year-old victim was walking alone near Main and Keefer Street around 10:45 a.m. yesterday (Aug. 13) when a woman he didn’t know approached and pushed him to the ground,” the police in a press release. . “The man, who lives nearby, suffered cuts and scrapes.”
Police say they believe Saturday’s attack was unprovoked.
“The officers were patrolling the area at the time of the attack and responded quickly to help the injured elderly man and arrest the suspect,” they point out in the statement.
Patricia MacDonald has been charged with assault in the case following her arrest. She has since been released.
The attack follows the assault of a well-loved security guard working in Chinatown. On Friday, August 12, the 64-year-old man was working in Chinatown when a 44-year-old man allegedly attacked him. Spectators could intervene.