Vancouver Police seek witnesses after senior violently robbed

Vancouver Police are asking witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a 75-year-old man was violently robbed near East Hastings Street and Jackson Avenue.

Police say the man was walking in his neighbourhood at about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday when a group of suspects assaulted him. One suspect allegedly pushed him to the ground repeatedly, punched him in the face and stole his personal belongings.

The victim tried to recover his property and was allegedly slammed into a wall twice before the suspects fled. Bystanders and witnesses called police.

He was treated in hospital for a head injury, bruises and abrasions and has since been released. Information can be provided to the Vancouver Police Department Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541.