Suspect charged with assault after man was pushed down stairs at SkyTrain station

UPDATE, March23, 2022:The B.C. Prosecution Service has approved one chargeof assault against a 53-year-old man in connection with the incident at Granville SkyTrain station on March1.

Police say they have arrested a suspect one day after releasing a video that shows a man being pushed down a flight of stairs at a transit station in Vancouver.

A man was arrested Saturday in the alleged assault of a 61-year-old man at the downtown Granville SkyTrain station, according to police.

Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement the arrest was made after a citizen reported seeing the suspect after watching the video police posted on social media.

She says more than 80,000 people viewed and shared the video of the alleged March 1 incident within the first 24 hours of its release.

Vancouver police release video of alleged assault in SkyTrain station

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Video posted this week shows a man allegedly shoving another man in Granville station.

Visintin says the social media exposure helped police make an arrest in the incident.

She says a 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, but has yet to be formally charged. He has not yet been named by investigators.