Vancouver jogger, mom, and young child attacked by stranger on busy bridge
A suspect is in custody until his next court appearance following a violent assault on the Cambie Bridge in Vancouver over the weekend.
The incident took place on Saturday, May 2, shortly before 11 a.m., and was witnessed by Vancouver Police Department officers.
“VPD officers intervened last Saturday morning after witnessing a man on the Cambie Bridge allegedly punching a jogger before attempting to assault a woman and her young child,” said the department in a release.
“At 10:50 a.m., an officer who was conducting an unrelated investigation in the area observed the man acting erratically. Upon witnessing the assault, the officer activated his emergency lights and sirens to draw the suspect’s attention away from the victims.
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The suspect, 32-year-old William Sadler of North Vancouver, was arrested at West 2nd Avenue and Yukon Street after attempting to flee.
Sadler has been charged with several offences, including two counts of assault, one count of uttering threats, and one count of resisting a peace officer.
VPD added that the suspect remains in custody as he awaits a bail hearing.
Metro Vancouver has seen several recent assaults that have caused major injuries.
A man was sent to the hospital after an early-morning stranger attack in the city’s downtown eastside.
The suspect in the Vancouver assault was arrested after a brief foot chase and a taser deployment. Heather Pitsanuk was charged with one count of assault with a weapon and one count of assault causing bodily harm.
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In late April, witnesses called 911 after seeing stabbings occur on a bus at the bus bay at Joyce SkyTrain Station.
When police arrived on the scene, they discovered the victims, who were both bleeding after allegedly getting into a physical altercation on the bus with an unknown suspect.
Both of the victims were transported to the hospital for treatment of their non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say that the suspect in the Vancouver assault reportedly left in an Evo rental car before the police arrived on the scene. He was then located and arrested shortly after the incident near Joyce Street and East 41st Avenue.