Elderly woman attacked in Strathcona: VPD

Heatley Avenue at Union Street in Vancouver on Sunday November 13th, 2022. (Chad Harris, CityNews Image)

Posted November 13, 2022 1:52 pm.

Last Updated November 13, 2022 4:21 pm.

Vancouver police say they are searching for a suspect after an elderly woman was attacked and held at knifepoint in Strathcona on Friday night.

The VPD says it happened around 5:30 p.m. as the 74-year-old woman was catching a bus when a stranger pushed her down, threatened her with a knife, and demanded money.

Police say the victim screamed and the suspect fled without getting any cash.

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After witnesses helped the woman, officers searched the area but did not identify a suspect.

The woman was “shaken up” and had minor cuts and scrapes, according to police.

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Investigators believe the suspect is a man, possibly in his teens or early 20s. He is described as having a medium build and was last seen wearing a grey hoodie in the area of Heatley Avenue near Union Street and Prior Street.

Vancouver police are asking witnesses or anyone with dash-cam video who was in the area at the time to call them at 604-717-4022.

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