Man charged with punching woman ‘multiple times’ during Vancouver road rage incident, police say

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen in Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged road rage incident that unfolded in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood this week.

Authorities said the victim, a 60-year-old woman, was attacked near 70^th Avenue and Selkirk Street on Wednesday afternoon, following some kind of driving dispute.

“The suspect allegedly came out of his vehicle and opened the woman’s door, then punched her in the head multiple times,” the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release Friday.

“The suspect then drove away.”

Police said they tracked down a suspect that evening in Richmond with information provided by a witness.

One count of assault causing bodily harm has since been approved against Goran Presic, a Richmond resident.

Authorities said Presic was not known to police prior to the incident, and has been released on bail.