Police said an elderly man remained in hospital Monday with a fractured pelvis after an irate man pushed him off a cliff in Victoria, B.C.
At 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Victoria police responded to a beach after reports of an unconscious man.
A 29-year-old Saanich, B.C., man was arrested.
Witnesses told police a man was yelling and swearing at people on the beach, and randomly directed his anger toward a 78-year-old senior, pushing him off a cliff.
The pair tumbled down the embankment, with the suspect landing on top of the unconscious man.
Another man attempted to assist the victim, and was also attacked. He was able to flee and call 911. Police arrested a man a short time later.
Police said the man in custody and victim are not known to each other.
The man, who has not yet been identified, faces aggravated assault charges.
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