A man is in custody and the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit is investigating after a senior was left with life-threatening injuries in an LRT platform assault on Saturday.
A man in his 30s assaulted the elderly man on the Sunnyside CTrain platform at 9 a.m., police said.
“The elderly man was struck down and fell onto the concrete platform,” police said in a news release. “He sustained severe head injuries.”
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The suspect ran away “immediately,” officers said.
Police identified the suspect as Basil Sweezey, 36, on Sunday afternoon. Just after 7:30 p.m., police said Sweezey was in custody.
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If you have information, call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234, the homicide tip line at 403-428-8877 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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