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Man arrested for alleged hate crime assault on Victoria bus

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VicPD say they have arrested a man in connection with a random attack investigated as a hate crime on a BC Transit bus in June.

Just after 4 p.m. on June 19 a pair of men flagged down officers in the 1100-block of Johnson Street.

They said one of the men, who is Black, was randomly struck by a man on the bus.

Video footage from the incident shows the victim entering the bus and heading towards a seat.

The suspect then stands up and strikes the victim without warning.

Other passengers then intervened and helped push the suspect off the bus.

Police say the victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening.

Acting on information from the public, officers were able to identify the suspect and arrested him on Thursday.

VicPD says the file remains under investigation.

Tim Ford
Tim Ford
Digital staff writer with Victoria Buzz

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