East Van mugger clubbed 4 women: police
Last Updated: Thursday, January 4, 2007 | 3:05 PM PT
CBC News
At least one more woman was attacked in a series of extremely violent purse snatchings near a SkyTrain station in East Vancouver last weekend, police say.
That brings to four the number of women clubbed over the head with a piece of metal over the weekend, starting Friday night. The last attack police know of was on Monday.
Three of the attacks happened within a couple of blocks of the 29th Avenue SkyTrain station.
(CBC)
Police said the attacker seems to be targeting Asian women.
Three of the attacks happened within two blocks of the 29th Avenue SkyTrain station, while the most recently reported case, which took place Friday, happened near the Nanaimo Street station.
One 55-year-old victim remains in hospital with serious head injuries. She had been hit three times and has undergone major surgery.
No arrest has been made yet.
Police don't have much of a description, only that the suspect is of average height, between 25 and 30 years old and was wearing a black jacket and dark pants.
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