The man seen on video shoving an older Asian man at a Vancouver convenience store two years ago has been sentenced to a conditional discharge, one year of probation and 20 hours of community service.
Jamie Bezanson, 52, pleaded guilty to one charge of assault in relation to the disturbing March 13, 2020, incident at East 1st Avenue at Nanaimo Street and was sentenced in provincial court on Monday.
He is prohibited from contacting the victim and several others, and must not visit the 7-Eleven where the assault took place. Read more: Suspect charged in alleged hate-crime assault of 92-year-old Asian man in Vancouver Two years ago, as the pandemic took hold in Canada, police said Bezanson yelled racist remarks at the 92-year-old victim, including comments about COVID-19.
Footage from security cameras at the store then shows him grabbing the victim’s arm, leading him outside, and shoving him. The victim, who suffers from severe dementia, fell and hit his head, but was not injured.