Random Assault

• Vancouver woman says she’s disappointed random assault suspect already released

  Bethan Jones told Global News that at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, she had just picked up groceries at No Frills when she crossed East Hastings Street and Clark Drive.

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  Aug 25
  
• Manslaughter charge laid in unprovoked attack outside Toronto warming centre

  Toronto police said Saturday assault charges have been upgraded to manslaughter for the man believed responsible for an unprovoked attack outside a warming centre in February.

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  Jun 8, 2024
  
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• Chilean senior visiting Edmonton randomly attacked on LRT

  Iris Pino Ortega, 67, was visiting Edmonton from Chile and riding the LRT when she was attacked on the train on Saturday, July 29.

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  Aug 1, 2023
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• ‘Unprovoked stabbing’ in Vancouver sends New Zealand tourist to hospital

  Vancouver police say a man remains at large after allegedly stabbing a tourist from New Zealand in an unprovoked attack downtown Wednesday evening.

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  Jul 13, 2023
• ‘He probably thought she was dead’: Victim’s family describes Manitoba home invasion

  Candace Richardson, 30, had fallen asleep watching TV in her Erickson, Man., basement, when she woke up to someone stabbing her repeatedly.

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  Jun 8, 2023
• RCMP seek witnesses after 85-year-old punched in the face in Coquitlam park

  Police say they are looking for witnesses after a man walking two dogs let them run toward an 85-year-old man, then approached the victim himself and punched him in the face.

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  Jun 7, 2023
• Winnipeg police add to description of suspect in serious April 19 assault

  Winnipeg police have updated a description of a man wanted in connection with a serious assault on April 19. They now believe the suspect was wearing red slip-on sandals.

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  May 21, 2023
• 89-year-old woman, 2 others randomly assaulted at Metrotown mall: RCMP

  RCMP said two of the victims have not come forward, and are seeking to identify a male supsect.

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  Apr 20, 2023
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• Winnipeg man arrested after 4 injured in random downtown attack, police say

  One of the victims was unconscious and had lost a tooth as a result of an assault. He was taken to hospital, while the other victims had minor upper-body injuries.

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  Mar 3, 2023
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• Victoria police seek man caught on camera kicking dog

  Police say a pair of tourists were leaving their hotel Saturday night when a man kicked their dog then assaulted them.

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  Feb 27, 2023