Violent repeat offender allegedly assaults female tourist in downtown Vancouver

There has been another alleged stranger attack in Vancouver, B.C., this time targeting a female tourist.

Police say the assault happened at about 9 a.m. Sunday, near the Waterfront Station SkyTrain terminal in downtown Vancouver.

Police said the defenceless woman was punched in the head, knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly, her injuries requiring hospitalization.

Security cameras captured the incident and police arrested Massimo Falvo, 30, at a rooming house on Pender Street just a few hours later. He’s now charged with aggravated assault and remains behind bars.

But as Global's Kristen Robinson reports, Falvo is well known to police.

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[Spritel]

The name of the judges that let this safety risk loose on the community should be made public.

[coolspider]

He beat and nearly killed 3 people and hasn't served a day in jail. He has just been given probation over and over again.

[robcharters]

If it wasn't a tourist, this wouldn't have made the government news

[Jonny-ol]

I worked as a security guard at the Waterfront Centre for a couple of years. Vancouver is a cess pit. I'm glad I got out.

[kefs]

My wife no longer feels safe going outside in Vancouver once it gets dark. And her head is on a swivel all the time now.

[azucarmorena]

Why is this man left out in the community!!

[GTR]

Keep voting liberal. Their laws are really effective

[dougow]

He’ll be out again soon he’ll plead immigration refugee status

[NoGattsuNoGlory]

He will be freed in a week, bail reform needed

[None-gp]

Shocking. Immigrant and brown. No way.

[missf]

I hope the judge is proud of his work. This is outrage and encourages this behavior. If it was the judges wife who was assaulted or their daughter i wonder would he have gotten one day in jail and 3 yrs probation. Probably not

[malaudisa]

"Hug a Thug" Trudeau at work.

[georgesimon]

How long has this individual been in the country.

[newlife]

We've got to get ALL THOSE DEI hires OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR JUDICIARY! No more diversity, equity and inclusion!

[rupasandhu]

A Lethbridge guy named Gibson sexually assaulted a women over 2 days .and had done the same to another woman who died, got no jail time. Canada is crazy.

[ABNDT]

This is why law abiding citizens need the right to self defense. CCW

[Redbgone]

Oh, this must be a case of keeping canadians safe I keep hearing the liberals say over and over and over...

[brenekins]

Our justice system sucks! Shame on the judges - revolving door for repeat offenders- violent crimes should have lengthy prison sentences!

[fredricbronson]

Wow, our judicial system is very disappointing ...too often in these types of cases. The sentence was inappropriate and ill thought out....again.

[Stu-wr]

The cbc still hasn’t covered this story.