Arrest made following violent attack on SkyTrain
Posted April 30, 2020 10:30 am.
Last Updated April 30, 2020 10:40 am.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A man was arrested Wednesday following a violent attack on a woman on SkyTrain last weekend.
A 51-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested with help from the Vancouver Police Department.
The young woman was assaulted Saturday around 7:50 a.m. after getting on the train at Waterfront Station. She was left with a bloody nose and a swollen face.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police identified a suspect and asked the public to help identify him.
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A number of charges have been recommended, says Transit Police Sgt. Clint Hampton, including assault causing bodily harm, theft, and mischief.
According to earlier reports, the woman first noticed a man looking her way and asked him if something was wrong.
The man then apparently came up to her and said something along the lines of, “You people are why my daughter is sick.” Without warning, he next grabbed her bag and punched her in the face, multiple times, according to transit police.
Hampton said the suspect also grabbed her hair, violently slammed her face into the SkyTrain seats, and pushed her out at Burrard Station while also grabbing the woman’s cellphone.
“She had a cut above her eye, bloody nose, and pretty significant swelling to her face,” Hampton said.
“Fortunately, I guess, the injuries could have been a lot worse than what they are, but as you can imagine anybody who goes through an incident like this, this is very traumatic for her.”