Canadian court suggests HOT WEATHER was to blame for vicious assault on Jewish father enjoying park with his children
A man accused of viciously assaulting a Jewish father-of-three in front of his young children has been handed a wild excuse for the unprovoked attack.
Sergio Yanes Preciado, 23, approached the unidentified father, 32, inside a park in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighborhood in Canada around 2:45pm on August 8 and began spraying water on him, before repeatedly punching him.
Shocking video captured by a witness showed the suspect kneeling over the victim, while swinging his fist repeatedly into his head.
The man eventually kicked the attacker off him and got to his knees, while trying to keep his children close.
The suspect was then seen stuffing items into a red bag before picking up the victim's black kippah and throwing it into a large puddle of water. He then walked off while the victims stared, stunned.
Preciado was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm.
The Court's criminologist has suggested that hot weather might have contributed to Preciado's actions that day. Temperatures reached a high of almost 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
The criminologist had conducted a quick mental health evaluation ahead of Preciado's appearance before Quebec Court Judge Martin Chalifour inside the Montreal courthouse.
Shocking video captured by a witness showed the attacker kneeling over the victim, while swinging his fist repeatedly into his head
The criminologist suggested that the attacker, Sergio Preciado (pictured), may have been impacted by the hot weather that day
Preciado also 'seemed to have delirious ideas linked to his actions,' Judge Chalifour said, reading from the criminologist's report.
'The consumption of drugs does not seem to be connected to his mental health, but the criminologist concludes that an evaluation of his responsibility indicates (he should be evaluated further),' the judge said.
Preciado's mother also reported her son was struggling with his mental health, according the Montreal Gazette.
The criminologist recommended that Preciado receive further examination.
The court ordered Preciado to undergo a 30-day evaluation at Philippe Pinel Institute. He will remain detained during that period.
The victim's family members spoke of their relief that his alleged attacker will remain in custody.
'We feel good that this person wasn’t released and he’s not going to be anywhere next to the victim’s family or next to anybody else to be able to attack people,' the victim's brother-in-law, Zev Feldman, told City News.
Feldman said his three nieces had been left traumatized after witnessing the attack.
The family also believes the assault may have been motivated by hatred and antisemitism, he said.
The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Prime Minister Mark Carney weighed in on the incident, calling it an 'appalling act of violence'.
'Everyone in Canada has an inalienable right to live in safety,' he wrote.
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Horror footage of the attack on Friday afternoon saw the 32-year-old victim, who has not been named, sprawled out on the sidewalk as the attacker rained down punches to his head and body.
One of the victim's children could be seen clinging to his father, crying out for help as he tried to shielded them both from the blows.
The beating unfolded in broad daylight in the Montreal borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
Once the assault was over, the attacker cooly stood up to gather their belongings and placed them into a red shopping bag.
A second child can be seen rushing into view to help their father, while in a final act of contempt, the assailant hurls the victim's yarmulke into a nearby fountain.
The father can be seen lying on the ground as he is pummeled by the attacker on a Montreal afternoon
Following the brutal assault the father is seen on his knees with a young child by his side
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante described the attack as 'troubling', while Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi, who posted the video online, went further issuing a blistering statement.
'This is beyond deplorable - it is an outrage against basic human decency. In the heart of Montreal, a Jewish father is savagely beaten in front of his children.
'This is the Canada that Mark Carney has allowed to fester - a place where weakness in leadership has emboldened brutality.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs echoed those concerns, calling on authorities 'to hold the attacker accountable' and warning leaders at all levels to 'confront this dangerous escalation.'
A second child can be seen rushing into view to help their father while in a final act of contempt, the assailant hurls the victim's black yarmulke into a nearby fountain
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