«If I was lying there the pusher could never walk on stairs again.»
Man, 61, Pushed Down Stairs In Random Assault at Vancouver SkyTrain Station.
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<p>53-year-old man detained after police post video of incident online</p>
<p>Police say they have arrested a suspect one day after releasing a video that shows a man being pushed down a flight of stairs at a city transit stop in Vancouver.</p>
<p>A man was arrested Saturday in the alleged assault of a 61-year-old man at the downtown Granville SkyTrain station, according to police.</p>
<p>Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement the arrest was made after a citizen reported seeing the suspect after watching the video police posted on social media.</p>
<p>She says more than 80,000 people viewed and shared the video of the alleged March 1 incident within the first 24 hours of its release.</p>
<p>Visintin says the social media exposure helped police make an arrest in the incident.</p>
<p>She says a 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, but has yet to be formally charged. He has not yet been named by investigators.</p>
<p>Police say they have arrested a suspect one day after releasing a video that shows a man being pushed down a flight of stairs at a city transit stop in Vancouver.</p>
<p>A man was arrested Saturday in the alleged assault of a 61-year-old man at the downtown Granville SkyTrain station, according to police.</p>
<p>Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement the arrest was made after a citizen reported seeing the suspect after watching the video police posted on social media.</p>
<p>She says more than 80,000 people viewed and shared the video of the alleged March 1 incident within the first 24 hours of its release.</p>
<p>Visintin says the social media exposure helped police make an arrest in the incident.</p>
<p>She says a 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, but has yet to be formally charged. He has not yet been named by investigators.</p>
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