A North Vancouver woman has been arrested after two alleged unprovoked attacks on strangers in West Vancouver.
West Vancouver police received a report just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday that a woman waiting for the bus just west of Lions Gate Bridge had been thrown to the ground and had her hair pulled.
Before officers arrived, the suspect boarded a bus and travelled west to Park Royal where, police say she was ordered off the bus. Shortly thereafter, the woman allegedly attacked another unsuspecting victim, pulling her hair and kicking her in the head. Constables arrested her soon after. Neither victim was seriously harmed, police say.
Baffling in the case is the lack of a known motive. Neither of the two victims nor the assailant knew each other.
"Given observations made by police at the time of the arrest, the suspect was taken to Lions Gate Hospital and later released back to police custody," a press release from Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman, reads.
The 37-year-old suspect has been released but must appear in court on Aug. 14 to answer to charges. Police are recommending Crown counsel charge her with assault and uttering threats.
