Photo: Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome. Police were on patrol nearby when a woman attacked an 89-year-old man in Chinatown on August 13. A 58-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after attacking an 89-year-old man in Vancouver’s Chinatown this weekend. “The 89-year-old victim was walking alone near Main and Keefer streets around 10:45 a.m. yesterday (August 13) when a woman he did not know approached and tackled him to the ground,” police said in a news release. . “The man, who lives nearby, suffered cuts and scrapes.” Police add they believe Saturday’s attack was unprovoked. “Officers were patrolling the area at the time of the attack and quickly responded to assist the injured senior and arrest the suspect,” the statement said. Patricia MacDonald has been charged with assault in the case after her arrest. She has since been released. The attack follows that of a sympathetic security guard working in Chinatown. On Friday, August 12, the 64-year-old was working in Chinatown when a 44-year-old man allegedly attacked him. Bystanders were able to intervene.
