Female Tourist Beaten by Previous Offender in Vancouver Stranger Attack

Female Tourist Beaten by Previous Offender in Vancouver Stranger Attack
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Vancouver, B.C., on Jan. 9, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Carolina Avendano
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A female visitor to Vancouver suffered injuries after a suspect with previous assault charges repeatedly punched her and kicked her in the face on the morning of Oct. 13.

The 35-year-old victim was walking near the cruise ship terminal at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver just before 9 a.m. when a man suddenly assaulted her, according to an Oct. 15 press release from the Vancouver Police Department. Officials said the suspect and the victim did not know each other and had no previous interaction before the attack.