Police look for man accused of attacking a defender of Asian women in Vancouver

Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected in a racially motivated attack against a woman.

Police say a man who boarded a bus on the Downtown Eastside on April 15 made discriminatory remarks directed at two Asian women who got on wearing masks.

They say in a release the man argued with another female passenger who told him to leave the women alone and the suspect allegedly kicked the victim in the leg and pulled her hair.

Police say the man punched the women numerous times in the head after she tried to defend herself and wrestled her to the ground, where she was able to fend him off.

The man was seen getting off the bus and running away, leaving the victim with a bruised leg and an injured scalp. Vancouver police have reported that complaints of anti-Asian assaults and vandalism have increased in the last several weeks.