Calgary police charged a woman who hit a 92-year-old woman in what they say was an unprovoked attack.
Woman suffered minor injuries, police say
CBC News · Posted: Oct 13, 2026 6:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Calgary police seen during a downtown safety blitz in November 2025. (Mike Symington/CBC News)
Calgary police charged a woman with assault after they say she hit a 92-year-old woman in an “unprovoked” attack.
It happened just before 5 p.m. on Oct. 6, according to a police news release.
Police say at the time, the elderly woman was walking with a friend along the 200 block of 15th Avenue S.E.
Then, police say a woman that the pair did not know approached them, hit the 92-year-old woman in the face and ran away. The victim suffered minor injuries.
Several days later, on Oct. 10, police arrested a 59-year-old woman. She is charged with assault and is due in court Wednesday.
“The randomness of this assault against an elderly woman who was out enjoying an afternoon walk is extremely concerning,” Staff Sgt. Mike Sushelnitsky said in a statement. “Everyone deserves to feel safe in our city.”
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