Man charged in random beating at The Forks Market in Winnipeg

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 07, 2025 2:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

A antheral accused successful a random battle astatine The Forks that near different antheral unconscious past period has been arrested.

The 33-year-old antheral is charged with 2 counts of robbery, interruption and enter, theft, resisting arrest, and being unlawfully astatine ample successful transportation with the June 6 onslaught arsenic good arsenic a robbery and break-in that occurred the pursuing morning, according to a quality merchandise from the Winnipeg Police Service.

He had been the subject of a Canada-wide apprehension warrant.

The man was recovered astatine an flat connected Jefferson Avenue, adjacent Sinclair Street, connected Sunday morning, constabulary said. To debar officers, helium jumped from a third-floor model but was caught aft a little ft chase, constabulary said successful Monday's release.

The antheral continued to defy arsenic officers tried to instrumentality him into custody, truthful they utilized a Taser to summation control.

Police accidental a 30-year-old antheral was inside The Forks Market connected June 6 when different man randomly knocked him the ground, past bushed him, even aft the antheral mislaid consciousness.

The unfortunate was sent to infirmary successful unchangeable condition.

Before helium left, the suspect stole an point from the man. He aboriginal threw the stolen point astatine a pistillate walking a canine adjacent the stream path, constabulary said.

No accusation was provided connected what point was stolen.