A nice walk after an Easter dinner turned terrifying for a senior man and a woman who were viciously beaten in Douglas Park in Langley City on Saturday night.
Around 8:30 p.m., David Norman, 63, was walking with a 65-year-old woman in Douglas Park when they came across a young man urinating on the sidewalk in front of them.
“I told him he should go urinate in the bushes or use a bathroom,” said Norman. “He then decided he was going to kill me.”
The accused, a 23-year-old Langley man well known to police, is described by Norman to be 6’3” inches tall and 230 pounds.
The attacker tried punching Norman but ended up tackling him to the ground, while another young man jumped in, kicking at Norman. He has bruising and swelling all over his arms and hands where he protected his face and head.
He has been to the doctor and had X-rays taken of his ribs.
Norman’s female friend told the men she was calling police, and that’s when the attacker went after her, punching her in the head and trying to take her phone, Norman said.
“This was unwarranted and completely out of control in a senior’s district. We want people to know it’s not safe to walk at Douglas Park.”
Langley RCMP confirm that a group of males were out in the area causing mischief, with the one involved in the attack also allegedly responsible for kicking off the side mirrors of three vehicles in the area, said police spokesman Const. Craig van Herk.
Charges haven’t been approved by Crown yet but the accused is making his first court appearance this week on the matter.
Norman said he plans to be there. Police haven’t arrested the other suspect.