Crown prosecutors are seeking three years in prison for a Vancouver man who randomly assaulted a tourist in the downtown core last year, while defence counsel is suggesting a sentence of six to 12 months in jail followed by three years of probation.

Massimo Falvo, 31, was initially charged with aggravated assault in the Oct. 13, 2024, incident. In July, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of assault causing bodily harm.

At a sentencing hearing in BC Provincial Court on Wednesday, the court heard the victim, a 35-year-old woman from the Philippines, was visiting her sister in Vancouver when she was attacked by a stranger.

Crown counsel said Falvo was captured on security video walking at full speed and almost marching in front of Waterfront Station, before he punched the victim in th

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