Woman arrested after assaulting 3 strangers at random in downtown Vancouver, police say
The intersection of Thurlow and West Georgia streets in downtown Vancouver is seen on April 8, 2024. (CTV News/Jim Fong)
Vancouver police say a woman is in custody after a string of stranger attacks downtown on Sunday.
The assaults began around 3:15 p.m. near West Georgia and Thurlow streets, Sgt. Steve Addison with the Vancouver Police Department told CTV News in an email.
A suspect allegedly pushed a 37-year-old mother who was walking with her daughter to the ground and stole her phone, he said.
Moments later, the suspect threw rocks at a 33-year-old woman, according to police, and then “assaulted” a 57-year-old man with a piece of wood.
The man pinned the woman down while witnesses called 911, Addison said.
Online court records associated with a file number provided by the VPD show the suspect is 32-year-old Sophia Alexis Torkos, and that she remains in custody. She has been charged with two counts of assault and one count of assault with a weapon.
The records also show Torkos was found guilty on a charges of assault and mischief committed in Victoria in December of 2021.
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