Minor turns himself in after Montreal police suspect him of assaults on Hasidic community in Outremont
Posted April 19, 2023 7:49 pm.
Last Updated April 20, 2023 5:21 pm.
UPDATE: Montreal police have arrested the suspect in connection to this case. In a press release on Thursday afternoon, they said that the young man came forward on his own and was released under conditions. He is due in youth court on May 5.
“The SPVM would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of reporting a hate crime. Under the Déclaration uniforme de la criminalité, a crime is considered hateful when it is motivated or suspected of being motivated by hatred of race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other similar factor.”
If you are a victim or witness of a hate crime, call 911 immediately or report it directly online by filling out the form.
B’nai Brith Canada applauded the SPVM’s work in identifying the alleged perpetrator and thanked the public for its assistance and concern in a press release Thursday afternoon.
“Hasidic Jews are a significant part of Montreal’s Jewish community and deserve to live free from the threat of hate and violence,” said Marvin Rotrand, National Director of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights. “We thank the SPVM for its determination in identifying this individual. We expect the judicial system to ensure the perpetrator is charged under existing hate crime laws. Violence against religious minorities, including those who are visibly Jewish, is never acceptable.
“As the arrested suspect is a minor, we reiterate our call for widespread education about the Holocaust and antisemitism in Quebec and beyond.”
Note: The suspect’s photo was removed, as he is a minor. Police removed the surveillance video from their YouTube channel.
Montreal police are turning to the public to try and identify a man who allegedly assaulted two Hasidic Jewish men in January, in what police are investigating as a hate crime.
The Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) says around 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 20, a man from the Hasidic Jewish community in Outremont was allegedly verbally abused and assaulted while walking near Van Horne and Bloomfield avenues.
“The suspect assaulted him by violently pushing him and throwing him to the ground,” said the SPVM in a statement, before noting the suspect then ran off and joined group of individuals.
The SPVM has release this footage which was captured by a nearly surveillance camera.
Roughly 30 mins later, another Hasidic Jewish man was allegedly kicked to the ground near Bernard and Outremont Avenues by a person police believe to be the same suspect. He then ran off on Wiseman to join the same group.
The suspect is believed to be around 18 years old. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black coat, grey sweatpants, and white sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or their local police station. It is also possible to communicate anonymously and confidentially with Info-Crime Montréal at 514 393-1133 or via the reporting form available at infocrimemontreal.ca. Rewards of up to $3,000 can be given by Info-Crime Montréal for information leading to the arrest of suspects. Certain conditions apply.
Investigators of the Hate Crime and Incident Module (MICH) of the Urban Prevention and Security Division of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) arrested a minor this morning. The youth came forward on his own. Wanted for assault on January 20, 2010, he was released under conditions until his appearance on May 5 before the Youth Division of the Court of Quebec.
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The SPVM would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of reporting a hate crime. Under the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, a crime is considered hateful when it is motivated or suspected of being motivated by hatred of race, national or ethnic origin, language, color, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other similar factor.
If you are a victim or witness of a hate crime, call 911 immediately or report it directly online by filling out the form.
