VPD seeks witnesses after downtown stranger assault

Vancouver Police are investigating a random assault that left a man seriously injured near Nelson and Richards streets.

Police say a couple was walking back to its hotel from a concert at approximately 11:45 p.m. when a stranger approached from behind and punched one of them in the face. The victim fell and struck his head on the pavement before being taken to hospital.

The suspect fled toward Granville Street. He is described as a white man aged 20 to 35, about five-foot-five to five-foot-eight, with a medium build and fingerless gloves. VPD is asking witnesses and anyone with CCTV footage from the area to contact police.