Random Assault

• 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
  
• ‘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
  
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• ‘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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• RCMP seeks witnesses to pair of random assaults in Richmond, B.C.

  The pair of violent Valentine's Day assaults are alleged to have taken place in the 6400 block of Buswell Street in Richmond.

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  Feb 22
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• Warrant issued for man accused of shoving 93-year-old in Vancouver’s Chinatown

  Police said the victim, a long-time neighbourhood resident, was walking to a bakery when he was pushed to the ground by a stranger and suffered a broken hip.

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  Feb 17