Montreal police have arrested a man in connection with the broad daylight assault of a Jewish father – in front of his children – at Dickie Moore Park on Friday afternoon.

BACKGROUND: Jewish man assaulted in front of children at Montreal park

The SPVM says a 24-year-old suspect was arrested Monday.

Police allege he was in the park’s splash pad when he approached the father and sprayed him with the contents of his water bottle. The suspect then pushed the father to the ground and punched him several times in the face and kneed him, police say.

The incident was filmed by a witness, with a 29-second video circulating online showing the assault. A child is seen clinging to their father during the attack at the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension park.

The video does not show what led to

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