VPD credits Good Samaritan for knife attack rescue
Posted June 2, 2013 1:29 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A 50-year-old man is in hospital after being attacked with a knife in a Vancouver park Saturday night.
He was playing a game of bocce ball in Victoria Park around 7:30 p.m. when some sort of argument started. That’s when police say a 45-year-old man pulled out a knife and attacked, slashing the man on the head and hand.
At that point, someone else in the park stepped in and managed to get the knife away from the attacker.
“If not for the actions of this Good Samaritan, the victim could easily have suffered injuries beyond the slash wounds,” says Randy Fincham with the VPD.
Police say when they arrived, the suspect had pulled out a second knife, so they needed to use a police dog to take him down. Now under arrest, the suspect is facing possible charges of attempted murder and possession of a dangerous weapon.
The victim is recovering in hospital.
