21-year-old charged for spree of ’unprovoked assaults’ in Vancouver’s west side

A Vancouver man has now been charged in connection to a recent series of “unprovoked attacks” in Vancouver’s Fairview neighbourhood.

Twenty-one-year-old Martin Lamb has been charged with two counts of assault, two counts of aggravated assault and break and enter.

Previously, police reported that a man was arrested after a number of allegedly unprovoked attacks in the Vancouver west side neighbourhood.

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Three assaults all happened within a few short hours of each other on Aug. 18.

According to police, the attacks began with a 70-year-old man being tackled from behind, which then was followed by punches and kicks under the Cambie Bridge. Shortly after, a 33-year-old woman was attacked from behind and punched in the face while walking her dog near West 11th Ave. and Spruce Street.

Nearly an hour and a half later, police said a 23-year-old woman was stabbed near West Broadway and Alder Street.

Two days later, in the early hours of Aug. 20, a 54-year-old woman was attacked inside her home near Riley Park following a home invasion, according to police.

The 54-year-old woman was left with multiple serious and life-threatening injuries.

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Previously, Vancouver police officials said the city experiences around four random assaults per day.

Vancouver Police Chief Howard Chow said in about two-thirds of those cases, police have either identified a suspect, charged someone or will be charging someone.