Two young men are facing charges in connection with the
beating and robbery of an 86-year-old man in Edmonton
yesterday.
The Edmonton Police Service charged David Kendall Williams, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be
named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act, with robbery, aggravated assault, two counts of
possession of stolen property under $5,000, theft under $5,000, break and enter
to commit theft, and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.
Williams was
charged with an additional charge of assaulting a peace officer related to his arrest.
The charges followed an incident in which Mike Madarash was
assaulted by two males while working in the backyard of his home near 120
Avenue and 36 Street about 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday.
They demanded money, struck Madarash with a weapon that may
have been a collapsible baton and stole his wallet.
Police responded to the incident at 10:47 a.m., treated the victim and transported him to hospital.
They later arrested the two males charged and a woman.
While the nature of the crime is certainly alarming,
statistically seniors are less likely to become crime victims then the general
population.
“It’s alarming, it’s rare,” said Insp. Joel Whittaker of the
Edmonton Police about Tuesday’s violent robbery.
“I think we’re just as shocked as everybody else with this
incident,” he told Edmonton Metro.
