From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Montreal police arrest suspect in assault on Jewish man
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMontreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a Jewish man in front of his daughters last week.
The investigation “is still ongoing,” the suspect is being questioned, and a charge sheet will be filed to prosecutors, the police statement says, without identifying him.
A video circulating on social media showed part of the attack — which occurred in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension — beginning with the assailant straddling the man and beating him.
Today in Montreal Jewish father with 3 kids beaten in an unprovoked attack, seemingly by a disturbed person, words have consequences. @Val_Plante @SPVM why did it take for the SPVM over an hour to respond? pic.twitter.com/MufsGoDMjW
— Mayer Feig (@mayerfeig) August 8, 2025
The assailant then picked up some groceries and threw what appeared to be a kippa into a nearby splash pad area.
The video did not show the moments leading up to the attack.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the man — who was dressed in typical ultra-Orthodox attire — suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The Times of Israel Community.