604 Now
Announcements

Transit Passenger Suffers Broken Arm & Cracked Sternum Over Seat Dispute

Transit

Photo: @TransitPolice / Twitter

Metro Vancouver Transit Police are turning to the public to help identify a couple of suspects from an incident earlier this month.

In a release, police state they’re currently looking to identify a man and woman who are suspects in an alleged violent assault on a 61-year-old woman aboard a TransLink bus.

RELATED: Surrey Man Identified As Attacker In Brutal, Cowardly Assault Of Autistic Victim 

The incident occurred on a 96B bus at the Surrey Central SkyTrain station on March 20 around 6:30 p.m. The victim proceeded to sit beside the suspect, who was saving the seat for her husband.

https://twitter.com/TransitPolice/status/978001343779491840

[sjnow-ad-large-leaderboard]

What ensued was an argument and the female suspect eventually used her hip and shoulder to force the woman off the seat and onto the floor.

Furthermore, the husband sat down in the seat beside his wife and the victim took a seat behind the couple.

Everything would take a turn for the worst when the suspects realized the victim took a photo of them on her cellphone.

The female suspect allegedly proceeded to grab the victim by the hair and pulled her body over the back of the seat. She hit her head and chest on the metal handrail, while threatening to kill her according to Transit Police.

The husband grabbed the victim’s cellphone from another passenger who had picked it up before the suspects got off the bus at King George Boulevard and 88 Avenue.

Determined to get her phone back, the victim followed the couple before the male suspect threw her phone on the ground, heading towards Bear Creek Business Plaza.

The victim was taken to hospital to be treated for a broken arm, a cracked sternum and head trauma.

The suspects are described as follows:

  • South Asian female, 30 to 35 years, 5’6” tall, medium build, long black hair in a messy ponytail, bad teeth, wearing a purple/maroon jacket with fur trimmed hood, patterned leggings, purple socks and black shoes.
  • South Asian male, 30 to 35 years, 5’10” tall, short dark hair, beard and moustache, wearing an olive green hoodie with a light circle shaped logo on the chest and a bright coloured hood lining, black shorts, black shoes and carrying a red “good Life Fitness” duffle bag.

If you have any information, contact Transit Police at 604-516-7419.

Log in or create an account to save content

Become a local insider