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Police say more charges laid against woman accused of Vancouver stranger assaults

Oct 31, 2025 | 2:43 PM

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a series of stranger assaults in Yaletown earlier this month.

The Vancouver Police Department says the 35-year-old woman was initially charged with one count of assault but prosecutors have now approved four more counts of assault with a weapon and one further count of assault.

Investigators were called on October 10 after several people reported being assaulted by a stranger near David Lam Park around 7:30 a.m.

Police at the time said three stabbing victims were initially located and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.