A search is underway for a suspect after a Jewish father was attacked in front of his children in the city’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood Friday afternoon.

A video of the brazen assault was posted on social media, where a man can be seen repeatedly punching the victim. A little girl can be heard yelling as she stands beside the victim, while the video ends with the suspect walking away and throwing what appears to be a kippah on the wet ground near a fountain. Mayer Feig, who posted the video on X, described it as a “unprovoked attack” and alleged it took police “over an hour to respond.”

The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at the Beaumont-De l’Épée park at de l’Épée and Beaumont avenues, according to police spokesperson Manuel Couture.

“From the first testimony that we have, a 32-ye

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