Elderly woman in wheelchair punched in Winnipeg skywalk

A woman in her 70s, whouses portable oxygen and uses a motorized wheelchair, was attacked Wednesday morning in a section of downtown Winnipeg's skywalk system, police say.

The woman was going through the skywalk near Canada Life Centre and Cityplacearound 8:30 a.m when a man punched her in the faceand brokeher eyeglasses, police said in a news release.

Security officers stopped theassault and called police while the attacker ran off. The woman was sent to hospital in stable condition.

Police officers searched the area and found the attacker walking through Cityplace.

A 28-year-old manis charged with assault causing bodily harm.

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