SkyTrain Attack

• 10 years in prison for convicted sex offender who attacked SkyTrain attendant

  Howard Geddes Skelding was convicted of assault causing bodily harm and forcible confinement and sentenced earlier this month. 

  Crime

  May 16, 2024
  
• ‘It’s not OK’: Homophobic tirade against two Vancouver men caught on video

  Jamie Pine and his boyfriend were on the train when a stranger started yelling at them, calling them names and using homophobic slurs.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• B.C. man charged after allegedly attacking, biting young women on SkyTrain

  James Dumouchel, who turns 32 this year, is accused of three counts of assault in connection with the Aug. 17, 2022, incident in Vancouver.

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2023
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• Charges recommended against man accused of attacking, biting girls on SkyTrain

  One of the victims of a SkyTrain assault was allegedly bitten in the hand, losing her thumbnail, and suffered several broken bones according to another victim's family member.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2022
• Woman attacked on SkyTrain after asking if couple had masks they could wear

  Police said a woman was on the SkyTrain at 7:20 p.m. Monday, travelling through Burnaby, when she noticed a man and a woman were sitting close to her and not wearing masks.

  Crime

  Sep 21, 2021
• Man charged with assault after young woman punched in the face on SkyTrain

  Transit police have recommended multiple charges. including assault causing bodily harm and mischief. 

  Crime

  Apr 30, 2020
• Man wanted after woman punched in face several times on SkyTrain

  Police say the woman boarded a train at Waterfront Station in Vancouver and was approached by a man who had been staring at her.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2020
• Warrant issued for man accused of choking, robbing suspects at SkyTrain stations

  According to police, the suspect choked both victims until they became unconscious, making off with a wallet and cell phone.

  Oct 1, 2019
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• Man arrested in connection with alleged hate crime against Muslim teen on Canada Line

  She said the train was full of people but only one other passenger came to her aid.

  Dec 6, 2017