US EditionMontreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after assaulting a Jewish father in front of his children in a Montreal park, with the attack partially captured on video sparking public condemnation.
- On Aug. 11, 2025, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal arrested a 24-year-old suspect following an investigation by the North Regional Investigation Section.
- Last Friday, a 32-year-old Orthodox Jewish father was attacked at Dickie Moore Park around 2:20 p.m. while with his three daughters, and a video circulated online.
- A witness video shows the suspect crouching and punching the victim about five or six times after spraying him at the park's splash pad area.
- The Crown objected to his release, and he is scheduled to return Wednesday for a bail hearing, with the file to be submitted to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions.
- The Federation CJA described the attack as "shocking and unprovoked" and urged concrete steps to protect the community, following Emanuel's statement that it was "a public act of antisemitic humiliation.
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Man Arrested Following Antisemitic Assault in Montreal Park
Montreal, Quebec. Photo: Taxiarchos228/ Wikimedia Commons. Canadian Jewish leaders have leveled criticism at law enforcement for the response to an attack against a Jewish man on Friday which resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old suspect on Monday. The Jewish Community Council of Montreal released a statement by its executive director, Rabbi Saul Emanuel, about the apparent hate crime in a Montreal park. “The arrest of the man who brutally att…
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Montreal Police Arrest Suspect in Assault on Jewish Father
Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of attacking a Jewish father in front of his young children on Aug. 8. Investigation is still ongoing for the assault in which a Jewish man was beaten in front of his children, with police now releasing more details of what occurred as well as announcing the Aug. 11 arrest of the suspect. According to Montreal City Police Service (SPVM), the victim was walking in Dickie Moore Park …
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