Two men charged in two separate stranger attacks in Vancouver
Two men have been charged in two separate stranger attacks in Vancouver, police announced Tuesday.
In one case, a man was charged after a woman was violently attacked, robbed and sexually assaulted in a Stanley Park bathroom on Monday.
Vancouver police were called to Second Beach on Monday just before 11 a.m. after a witness spotted a man entering the women's change room at the pool.
Officers who arrived at the pool found a woman in her 40s inside the change room who had been robbed and assaulted. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
Officers searched the area and a suspect was arrested nearby.
Hartley Ronald Duckhorn, 35, has been charged with assault by choking, unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, robbery and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
Duckhorn remains in custody while awaiting a bail hearing.
Meanwhile, another man has been charged following a stranger attack in downtown Vancouver last week.
Police said a 70-year-old man was walking near Homer and West Pender streets around 3 p.m. on May 16 when a stranger suddenly approached and knocked him to the ground, causing the victim to hit his head.
The suspect then walked off without helping the victim. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment.
Police in the area were able to track down the suspect later that day on Granville Street.
Derrick James McFeeters, 40, is charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm. He also remains in custody while awaiting a bail hearing.
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