Senior assaulted in Vancouver after refusing to buy man cigarettes

By Sonia Aslam

Posted February 8, 2021 8:23 pm.

Last Updated February 8, 2021 9:08 pm.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A 31-year-old man has been charged after a 71-year-old man was assaulted for refusing to buy the man cigarettes.

Vancouver Police arrested the suspect outside a convenience store around Pacific Boulevard and Davie Street in Yaletown Saturday afternoon.

The VPD explains the senior was heading to the corner store for lottery tickets when a man asked him to buy cigarettes. But when the 71-year-old refused, the suspect followed him into the store and shoved him into a display case.

The senior fell to the ground and cut his elbow.

The man arrested has been charged with assault.

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