B.C. man accused of attacking three women facing multiple charges

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – A B.C. man is facing multiple charges for allegedly attacking three women, stealing a purse and vehicle and showing up at one victim’s home with a firearm.

Const. Luke van Winkel of the Port Moody Police Department says that in the first case, two women were walking near a park when a man asked them for directions before attacking them and knocking one to the ground.

Van Winkel says the women fought off the attacker who wielded a knife, but he fled with one victim’s purse, which contained her identification and keys.

He says that the following morning, after the woman with the stolen purse changed her locks, a man showed up at her door with a firearm but the homeowner fought off the intruder.

Van Winkel says the suspect’s description matches that of a man who police believe later attacked a woman in a Coquitlam parking lot, sexually assaulted her and then stole her vehicle.

Thirty-one-year-old Vahidreza Bordbar is scheduled to make a court appearance on Friday.

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