CALGARY — Police in Calgary are searching for a suspect following an assault on a train platform that left an elderly man with life-threatening injuries.
Police say the alleged victim was at the Sunnyside CTrain station around 9 a.m. on Saturday when he was struck down onto the concrete platform and sustained severe head injuries.
The suspect fled the scene immediately.
Police later identified the suspect as 36-year-old Basil Sweezy, and they released several photos.
They say he has a prosthetic leg below his left knee.
Police say their Homicide Unit is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2020.
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