Random Attack

• ‘Why did she do it to me?’: Victim of Toronto streetcar stabbing speaks out

  Traumatized and worried that her assailant might come looking for her upon her release from jail, Global News has agreed to conceal the woman's identity upon her request.

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  Jan 27
  
• Ontario man accused of assaulting, carjacking Vancouver seniors

  The suspect has not been formally charged, and as such has not been identified. Police are recommending charges of robbery, assault, theft and driving offences.

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  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Man charged with assault in alleged random attack of 67-year-old at Vancouver bus stop

  The 67-year-old victim was waiting for a bus near Davie and Thurlow streets on Nov. 8 when police allege a stranger attacked him.

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  Dec 19, 2022
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• 76-year-old woman pushed into traffic in apparent unprovoked, random attack: Winnipeg police

  The 76-year-old victim was seriously injured and spent 'some time' in hospital, according to police.

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  Dec 16, 2022
• North Vancouver restaurant worker attacked, beaten while taking out the garbage

  Jean Sebastien told Global News he was taking out the garbage at the end of his shift at a pizza restaurant when someone beat him badly and put a gun to his head.

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  Nov 22, 2022
• Police seek suspect in hammer attack on man in Abbotsford, B.C.

  Abbotsford police said the female driver of a silver or dark grey four-door hatchback approached the victim, and an unknown man exited its rear to demand the victim's belongings.

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  Nov 9, 2022
• Man accused in random Vancouver lobby attack released, prompting police warning

  Along with the attack at the Yaletown apartment building, Bryce Michael Flores-Bebington is charged with a pair of unrelated sexual assaults in July.

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  Nov 4, 2022
• 2 arrested following random bear spraying, standoff in downtown Vancouver: police

  Vancouver police allege two suspects bear-sprayed two people near Burrard and Smithe streets around 8 a.m., then barricaded themselves in a bathroom at a nearby IGA.

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  Oct 21, 2022
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• Calgary police find man wanted for ‘random attacks on strangers’

  Erskine, who also goes by the name of Cashew, is described as being roughly five-foot-ten-inches tall with black hair and green eyes.

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  Oct 13, 2022
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• 1 sent to hospital, 1 arrested in ‘unprovoked’ hammer attack in Victoria

  A man was struck in the head with a hammer from behind in Victoria, police said.

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  Oct 7, 2022