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Coquitlam woman charged with assault for incident at SkyTrain station

Suspects yelled racial slurs and harassed passengers at the Granville SkyTrain station in Vancouver on Sept. 19, 2015
Suspects Granville Skytrain station September 2015
After a public appeal, tips led Transit Police to arrest a 25-year-old Coquitlam woman for an incident last September at the Granville SkyTrain station in Vancouver

A Coquitlam woman has been charged with assault after a late-night incident last September at a Vancouver SkyTrain station.

According to a press release from the Transit Police, on Sept. 19, 2015, there were reports of two young women yelling racial slurs and harassing passengers at the Granville Station.

When another woman asked them to stop, she was attacked, suffering cuts, bruises, a black eye and injuries to one arm.

Police issued a public appeal for information on the suspects on Nov. 30, releasing security camera pictures of them.

After receiving a number of tips, on Tuesday, they arrested Sarah Dawn Sullivan, 25, of Coquitlam. She has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and released on an undertaking with conditions. She is scheduled to next appear in Vancouver Community Court on March 9.

Transit Police are also urging transit users who are victims of or witnesses to any problem incident to Text Code 87 77 77 or call 604-515-8300.