Peel Regional Police say investigators are looking for an outstanding suspect after a 57-year-old man in Brampton was allegedly assault, forced out of his wheelchair, and robbed of cash.
Officers said the incident happened in the lobby of a building on McMurchy Avenue North, near Queen Street West, at around 3 p.m. on Aug. 30.
Police said in a statement released on Monday that the victim was approached by the suspects and it was then when he went down to the ground.
“In the process the suspects stole a quantity of cash from the victim and fled on foot,” police said, later telling Global News the man and the suspects knew each other for a short period of time.
Durval Rego told Global News he has been scared ever since he was forced out of his wheelchair.
“They hit me in the head and I fell to the ground,” he said through a Portuguese interpreter.
“What I want is justice.”
Police identified one of the two suspects wanted in the investigation as 32-year-old man who is the subject of a warrant and is wanted for robbery.
Officers said on Tuesday that Jerome Smith was arrested in connection with the incident.
Meanwhile, investigators described the outstanding suspect as a man between 30 and 40 years old, being five-foot-eight and weighing approximately 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and a black baseball hat.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspects is asked to call police at 905-453-2121 ext. 2233 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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