If karma truly exists, one transit user in particular has some serious reckoning ahead of him.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are looking for a South Asian male who beat and robbed an elderly man near the Granville SkyTrain Station.
The incident occurred on Feb. 26, better known as Pink Shirt Day or Anti-Bullying Day.
The suspect was even wearing a pink shirt.
“It is unsettling to see an incident with this level of violence at any time, but in particular on Pink Shirt Day, a day devoted to anti-bullying and treating everyone with kindness,” transit police spokesperson Clinton Hampton said in a news release.
According to transit police, the attack happened at 9:55 a.m. as an elderly man boarded a train at the busy downtown station.
The suspect, wearing a pink shirt, also boarded the same train. He spoke to several people on the train and at one point allegedly ignited an aerosol spray creating a small torch, causing several people to leave the train.
He then approached the elderly man and allegedly demanded money.
When the elderly man told him that he didn’t have any money, the suspect allegedly reached in the elderly man’s pocket and took $5.
The suspect then allegedly punched the man in the face multiple times, breaking his glasses and causing abrasions. The suspect was last seen leaving the train at Main Street–Science World Station.
The victim suffered cuts and bruising and was attended to by ambulance at the scene and later released.
The suspect is described as a South Asian male, medium build, a shaved head with dark stubble and a clean shaven face. He was wearing a blue L.A. Dodgers baseball hat, dark brown waist length coat, grey hoodie, a pink T-shirt, black pants with a prominent red stripe and dark running shoes.
He was carrying a black backpack with an orange, black and white logo and appeared to be wearing diamond-studded earrings in both ears.
Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect, or who witnessed this incident, is asked to contact the transit police tip line at 604-516-7419 or text using the code 87-77-77 and refer to file 2020-4375.
