A 67-year-old woman died Monday after being attacked — apparently at random — on a downtown Montreal street, police said.
Montreal police say the victim was carrying a bag of groceries and walking alone after midnight when she was set upon.
Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old man, who is expected to appear in court Tuesday to face criminal charges.
Before the fatal assault, the suspect had been thrown out of a downtown bar for behaving in a "very aggressive" manner, said Constable Daniel Lacoursière.
He was yelling at the top of his lungs, running up to people and acting like he was going to hit them
Rafael Mayor-Mora, who was in the area, described seeing a man approaching pedestrians in an aggressive manner about 10 minutes before the attack on the woman.
The disruptive man, speaking in French, was wearing a light blue T-shirt and a baseball cap, was of medium build and appeared to be in his early 40s.
"He was yelling at the top of his lungs, running up to people and acting like he was going to hit them, especially women … but not actually doing it," Mr. Mayor-Mora said.
The man would then withdraw and move on.
The witness said he was part of a large crowd that had been attending a comedy festival when he encountered the man.
He described the man's behaviour as "obviously super-aggressive" and he "came off as completely crazy, and/or drunk."
Mr. Mayor-Mora asked why a festival security guard, identifiable by his red T-shirt, did nothing to intervene and did not appear to call 911.
The guard "came off as indifferent; he wasn't going toward the guy or calling on his walkie-talkie," he said.
It appeared to him "this security guard didn't approach the guy, or at the very least call the cops.
"He just let someone who was obviously super-aggressive walk away when it was his job to prevent these kinds of things."
She fell to the ground and the man continued to hit her
This is Montreal Island's 16th homicide of the year, on a par for the same period last year.
Investigators are eager to speak to any witnesses of the crime or anyone who may have come into contact with the aggressor during the evening.
Describing the attack, Const. Lacoursière said it took place soon after the suspect had was ejected from the bar.
After trying to hit passersby and cars on the street, "according to witnesses, the man struck the woman in the upper body for no apparent reason. She fell to the ground and the man continued to hit her."
The victim was hit several times on the head, before "a Good Samaritan decided to intervene," halting the violent assault.
Her identity has not been disclosed and will not be made public until the suspect appears in court.
The man is known to police, Cont. Lacoursière said, and was being questioned.
"It will be up to the autopsy to determine exactly what she died of," the policeman added.
However, he confirmed the woman had been hit repeatedly on her head.
Postmedia News
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