
Man charged with assault over attack on Jewish father in Montreal park
Sergio Yanes Preciado was charged with assault causing bodily harm, and appeared briefly before a judge from a detention centre in Montreal's north end.
The Crown has objected to his release, and he is scheduled to return to court Wednesday for a bail hearing.
Jewish man suffered broken nose in Montreal park beating, activist says
Police say the 32-year-old father was assaulted on Aug. 8 while he was with his young children in Dickie Moore park in the borough of Villeray–St-Michel–Parc-Extension.
They say the victim was sprayed with a bottle of water and when he tried to confront the accused he was pushed to the ground, punched and kneed before his assailant fled on foot.
The incident was partly captured on video, and the accused was arrested on Monday.

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