The three men allegedly involved in the assault of a Good Samaritan on a Burnaby SkyTrain have been identified.
On Wednesday, police announced three men had been identified and interviewed by Transit Police in connection to the assault, according to a press release. The investigation is ongoing, but no other information was provided. It’s not clear where the men are from, or if charges are going to be laid.
Just a day before, Transit Police were asking for the public’s help to try and track down three suspects who allegedly beat up a Good Samaritan trying to help a woman who was being harassed on the SkyTrain.
The incident happened on Thursday, June 9. A man noticed three young men board a train at Sperling station and call out to a female passenger that they were going to follow her home.
Police said one of the men sat beside another woman and joked to his two friends about raping her.
The man who would eventually be assaulted stood up and told the three suspects to leave the woman alone.
At Lougheed station, the man got off the train and was followed by two suspects, who then allegedly punched him in the face and upper body before getting back on the train.
The victim boarded a separate car and pushed the emergency strip inside the train, and the three suspects came back and punched him in the face before running off, according to Transit Police. By the time police arrived, the suspects were gone. The victim was taken to hospital with a bleeding nose and a sore left forearm. He was treated and released.
Police also released images of the suspects.
“While we would not suggest anyone put themselves in harm’s way, we commend the victim in this incident for taking the action he did in trying to protect this woman, and the witnesses who provided statements,” said a statement from Transit Police.
