Good Samaritan attacked after attempting to stop ugly SkyTrain incident

Metro Vancouver's Transit Police have released photos of three men who allegedly sexuallyharassed and threatened two womenon SkyTrain, before attackinga Good Samaritan who tried to intervene.

On June 9at approximately 11:20 p.m., three men boarded aneastboundSkyTrain at Sperling Station in Burnaby and allegedly started calling out to a female passenger that they weregoing to follow her home.

One of the men then sat down beside a different woman and allegedly made jokes to his twofriends about raping her.

Another male passengercalled a Good Samaritan by Transit Policeintervened, telling the three men to leave the women alone.

The Good Samaritan was then himself allegedly verbally assaulted and threatened by the three men, and followed off the train at Lougheed Station where he was punched in the face and body.

The attackers then re-boarded the train, while the victim boarded a different car, held the door open andpushed the emergency strip.

One of the suspects went after the Good Samaritan, allegedly assaulting him for a second time. All three attackers then ran off.

The victimwas treated in hospital for a bleeding nose and sore arm and later released.

Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Drennan said, "While we would not suggest anyone put themselves in harm's way, we commend the victim in this incident for taking the actionhe did in trying to protect this woman."

Anyone with any information on the three suspects or who may have witnessed the incident and not already spokento police is asked to contact them at 604-515-8300 or text at 87 77 77.