The man arrested in connection with a stranger attack at Kits Beach has been released after spending less than 48 hours in custody.
Vancouver police said that they received several 911 calls on June 28, just before 2 p.m., reporting a man striking an unsuspecting woman in the head with a piece of wood.
Police said she was walking along the beach with her partner when the stranger allegedly struck her from behind.
Witnesses described the weapon as a piece of lumber or driftwood approximately the size and thickness of a baseball bat.
Carlos Caldera Duarte was arrested inside a store near the beach and charged with one count of assault with a weapon.
He was released from custody on Tuesday with court-imposed conditions and is scheduled to return to court on July 7, police said.
The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, but is expected to recover, police added.
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