Elderly woman injured after being pushed onto LRT tracks; EPS arrest male suspect

Edmonton police have arrested a man who reportedly pushed an elderly woman onto the tracks while she waited for the train at the Jubilee LRT station on Monday.

Police say the “violent unprovoked assault” took place around 8:20 p.m.

While the senior was standing waiting for the train, the man “unexpectedly ran up” and pushed her off the platform onto the tracks, police said in a release.

The woman was hospitalized with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

Police don’t believe the woman and male suspect knew each other.

EPS say they will provide a more detailed update on the arrest on Wednesday.

EPS released images of the suspect, who they believe is approximately 20 years old.