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A B.C. man has been charged in connection with an alleged urination assault on a Vancouver woman earlier this year.
Chaas Robert Mearns, 21, is accused of one count of assault in relation to the Sept. 5 incident in downtown Vancouver.
According to Vancouver police, the 31-year-old alleged victim was walking near West Pender and Beatty Street just after 6 a.m., when she encountered a naked man on top of a parked car.
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The suspect began yelling, said police, before he ran toward the victim, knocked her to the ground, and urinated on her.
Bystanders intervened, called 9-1-1, and restrained the suspect until police arrived.
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Mearns was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital under the Mental Health Act, where according to the VPD, he remained in secure custody as of Sept. 5.
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Court records indicate Mearns was scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 29, and that a bench warrant was issued for his arrest on that date.
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