A man charged with assault causing bodily harm after a Vancouver senior was attacked May 16 remains in custody as his lawyer works on a release plan for a bail hearing.
The 70-year-old man was walking on Homer and West Pender Street around 3 p.m. when a stranger approached him and knocked him to the ground.
The senior struck his head when he fell and required treatment in the hospital.
"The suspect walked away without offering assistance to the injured victim,” said Sgt. Steve Addison.
Police arrested a suspect and he was taken into custody nearby on Granville Street.
Derrick James McFeeters, 40, appeared before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Satinder Sidhu May 23 for a bail hearing.
Defence lawyer Brenden Walker told Sidhu he had only just spoken to McFeeters for the first time.
He said a bail release plan is being created and asked the case return to court May 30.
McFeeters is also facing charges stemming from a May 1 incident in Vancouver: assaulting a peace officer causing bodily harm, wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer.
Walker said McFeeters has consented to remain in custody.
With files from Alanna Kelly
