A 30-year-old man has been arrested following a random, unprovoked assault in downtown Winnipeg over the weekend. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Winnipeg police officers were driving westbound on Portage Avenue near Donald Street when they saw a man attack a woman and knock her to the ground. Officers quickly intervened, stopped the attack and arrested the suspect. Police note the suspect was “uncooperative,” causing officers to use a taser during the arrest. The victim, a woman in her 30s, sustained minor injuries and did not need medical attention. Police note the suspect and victim did not know each other and describe the assault as random and unprovoked. The suspect has been charged with assault. He was taken into police custody awaiting further disposition.
