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Unprovoked spat on female

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Jun, 2024 10:14 AM
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Coquitlam R-C-M-P say they are looking for a man who spat unprovoked at another pedestrian before fleeing.

Police say the assault happened while the victim, a female pedestrian, was walking on a sidewalk in the early evening hours near Coquitlam Centre when she was spat on.

Corp. Alexa Hodgins called the attack "egregious" and is asking the public to report any information relating to the incident.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man in his late 40s with a slim build and curly brown hair who was wearing a blue button-down shirt and pulling a black bag on wheels.

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