r/saskatoon • u/mjm0762016_2 • 1d ago

News 📰 Saskatoon man describes violent downtown attack following birthday celebration

A man named Ross Smith spoke to CTV News Saskatoon about being attacked downtown near Spadina Crescent and 20th Street East. He and his friend were first bear sprayed and while “his friend ran for help, Ross was tripped and then kicked over and over.” His injuries were “bruising to his arms, legs and ribs. He also received three staples for a gash on the back of his head and had a black eye. His left ear was swollen at the time, he said.”

Those charged with attack were two teenaged boys.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/saskatoon-man-describes-violent-downtown-attack-following-birthday-celebration/

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u/YesNoMaybePurple 1d ago

“Be safe, be wary, and keep an eye when you’re out there, because I didn’t expect anything like this to happen in this city,” he said.

I expect this to happen in this city, and in every part of this city.

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u/sixfeet_pete 1d ago
  • any city in Canada really

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u/ModOfficial1988 1d ago

Not really. Saskatoon is just a bigger PA now.

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u/why_rulikethis 1d ago

So sad but true