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Vancouver police arrest suspect in Chinatown random senior attack

He has been charged with assault causing bodily harm.
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A 32-year-old man has been arrested for an attack on a senior in Chinatown.

Vancouver police have arrested 32-year-old Alan Kipson for an alleged unprovoked assault of a senior in Chinatown.

At 5:30 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 8) a 74-year-old woman was standing at a bus stop near Main and Keefer when a stranger pushed her to the ground from behind.

A bystander called 911 after witnessing the assault and the woman was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the VPD.

Kipson has been charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm.