18.11°C Vancouver

Mar 28, 2022 8:20 PM - The Canadian Press

Vancouver police track and arrest a suspect within 40 minutes of a violent assault in downtown Vancouver

Share On
vancouver-police-track-and-arrest-a-suspect-within-40-minutes-of-a-violent-assault-in-downtown-vancouver
Vancouver police say they tracked and arrested a suspect within 40 minutes of a violent assault in downtown Vancouver. (Photo - Vancouver Police/Twitter)

Vancouver police say they tracked and arrested a suspect within 40 minutes of a violent assault in downtown Vancouver.

A statement from police says yesterday's assault, the latest stranger attack in the city, briefly knocked out the 18-year-old victim as she walked through the downtown core around noon.

Passers-by, including a doctor, helped the injured exchange student who was taken to hospital as a precaution, while officers canvassed businesses for video that could identify the suspect.

Using those details, police say a 26-year-old Coquitlam man wanted on a Mental Health Act warrant was spotted a short distance away and remains in custody following his arrest on assault and breach of probation charges.

Latest news

No records found.

Related News

No records found.