Video Of Violent Assault On Woman In Vancouver's International Village

[DonLever]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkVwObxiDVg&feature=player_detailpage

[Sugar baby watermelon]

Wow what an idiot!! I was kind of wishing that the security guard would have put him on the ground. Who does that? has he been caught? Lowest of the low right there regardless of the situation.

[Twilight Sparkle]

had to put that "how to perform a leg sweep" video he saw on youtube to good use

[DonLever]

Police say a man has been charged with assault following a violent attack on the owner of a Vancouver tattoo parlour.

Sgt. Randy Fincham of the Vancouver police says the assault took place at about 1 p.m. on Monday at LooksWow, a tattoo parlour on West Pender Street.

A customer came into the store and got into a dispute with the owner, Jojo Geronimo. Fincham says the man became extremely aggressive and then assaulted the woman. In the video he can be seen grabbing her, throwing her to the ground and then kicking her.

“It was fairly violent,” says Fincham.

Another woman ran over to help and security was called. The police were also called and the man was arrested.

Thirty-one-year-old Byron Thomas Hobbs, from Vancouver, has now been charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm and two counts of assault. He has since been released and will be appearing in Vancouver Community Court on Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Fincham says Hobbs is previously known to police.

Geronimo suffered facial injuries in the attack, but is expected to make a full recovery. She is currently having trouble eating and can’t talk very well.

She said the entire experience was surprising and unsettling.

“I don’t even remember how I fell on the floor,” she said. “Only after I saw the footage I [thought] ‘oh ok, that’s why my jaw hurts’.”

“I didn’t think he would be doing that, because I’ve known him for about two years.”

Geronimo’s boyfriend, Joe Tenorio, who does not work at the parlour, says the dispute was over a scheduling issue. When Hobbs came by the store to reschedule his appointment, and there were no spots available, he became very irate. He also wanted $15, which he said he had paid Geronimo but she told him he was not entitled to get back. When she said she was going to call security, he attacked her.

“It’s was pretty shocking,” says Tenorio. “He striked her twice, once to the face, once to the chest. She’s a trooper that’s for sure. She’s a fighter, she didn’t allow him to take advantage of her and affect her too much, but the injuries were pretty bad.”

He said he was very proud of her for the way she acted and how she fought back.

He had only recently installed cameras in the store and when the attack happened he felt it was important to post it online for others to see. Although a longer version of the video was not posted online, and that part shows a female security guard being struck in the face. She is also expected to make a full recovery.

“It’s just one of the most overwhelming things that you see, when you see someone you truly care for being attacked as they were,” said Tenorio

[Brick Tamland]

Douchebags Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/byron.t.hobbs

[silverpig]

Well they got him, so that's good. Lucky that they had just installed the cameras too. And it was good to see her at least get a shot in with a chair.

[AllEyezOnMe]

had to put that "how to perform a leg sweep" video he saw on youtube to good use

How was it put towards "good use" ?

[MJDDawg]

Known to police.

Assaults a woman.

Released two hours later (and could go get her again if he wanted to).

Sometimes I really hate our justice system.

[Tre Mac]

Mental Illness, he should of had a psychiatric(sp?) assessment upon arrest.

[CanuckinEdm]

I'm surprised she took that second kick and to come back with a chair shot.

[KFBR392]

Too bad it wasn't a folding chair.

WWE style.

[nucklehead]

Yeah great recovery and presence of mind to grab the chair legs and start beating back. Go small woman!

[Baka]

I always thought tattoo parlors were full of large tattooed up men and rough looking chicks instead of 4'10 clean armed older Asian women. Hmmmmm. Learn something new everyday.

[elvis15]

The only thing they're tattooing at that place is pencilled in eyebrows for old ladies. But the guy's clearly an idiot to freak out over $15 and trying to reschedule an appointment.

[CB007]

I love the fact that the woman picked up the chair and fought back like a trooper her boyfriend says she is. Good for her!

[Gurn]

"“It was fairly violent,” says Fincham."

If it was unfairly violent I could see people being upset, but fair is fair isn't it? Dang rules keep changing on me.

[Rypien37]

Way to do your job security......not.

[B00MER]

Way to do your job security......not.

The guy had half a foot on him....

[Rypien37]

The guy had half a foot on him....

And?

[Dazzle]

Wow what an idiot!! I was kind of wishing that the security guard would have put him on the ground. Who does that? has he been caught? Lowest of the low right there regardless of the situation.

Security guards are fairly useless. They hired as a 'security presence' that is intended to make people feel safe.

The only thing they can do in this situation is to take notes and be a witness. The latter part could be important but in terms of stopping a crime in progress, they don't do that.

He is not supposed to intercept the altercation because he could get injured. It's also against company policy as he is not trained.

The guard was right for not jumping in, even though it's a pathetic truth.

To put it into perspective, another customer (not an employee) could have stopped it and he/she wouldn't have gotten in trouble with either the police or the mall. In fact, he/she would be hailed as a 'hero'.

Security guards on the other hand take all the risk and get no reward for doing the right thing.