VICTORIA, B.C.– Construction workers protected a woman being assaulted in Victoria and held the suspect until police could arrest him.
Victoria Police reported that officers arrested a man with a history of random assaults this week after he struck a woman several times through her open vehicle window while she was driving on Cook Street in Victoria.
According to police, patrol officers were called to the scene Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 23, after there were reports of a female driver getting attacked by a pedestrian. The woman was driving southbound on Cook Street, approaching the intersection at Johnson Street, when she encountered a man in the middle of the crosswalk. The man did not have a walk signal.
According to police, the woman proceeded slowly around the man and he again moved in front of her vehicle. The woman opened her vehicle’s window and asked the man to move out of the way, at which point he reached into her open window and punched her several times.
“Thankfully, nearby construction workers came to the woman’s aid and pulled the suspect away from the vehicle, despite his resistance,” said police in a press release.
The construction workers held on to the suspect until police arrived. Officers arrived on scene and took the man into custody without further incident. The woman was not seriously injured and did not require immediate medical attention.
The man is being held custody until he can have a bail hearing.
The suspect, a 42-year-old Victoria man, faces charges of assault and mischief. He is the subject of 15 previous criminal convictions for assault, many of which are random and unprovoked incidents.
This incident remains under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to call Victoria Police’s Report Desk at (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report anonymously, call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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