The Montreal police have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with the assault of a Jewish man in front of his children in the city’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood last week.

The attack, which was captured on video, sparked widespread condemnation from politicians and Jewish advocacy groups.

Police confirmed the arrest on Monday afternoon.

“It’s a relief to the community and relief to the victim,” Mayer Feig, an activist and spokesperson for Montreal’s Hasidic community who posted the video of the assault on X, said on Monday. “He’s very, very traumatized and so are his kids.”

The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. Friday at the park at de l’Épée and Beaumont Aves.

In the video, a man can be seen repeatedly punching the victim lying on the ground. A little girl can be heard ye

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