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Cape Breton police seek witnesses after elderly man attacked in Sydney

Published Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:07PM AST Last Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:07PM AST

Cape Breton Regional Police say a 75-year-old man was assaulted in his vehicle Monday night, by people who had approached him for a ride outside the Sydney Credit Union on Townsend Street.

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HALIFAX -- Police are looking for witnesses after an elderly man was beaten and robbed in downtown Sydney, N.S.

Cape Breton Regional Police say a 75-year-old man was assaulted in his vehicle Monday night by people who had approached him for a ride outside the Sydney Credit Union on Townsend Street.

Police say the attackers got away after taking the man's wallet.

Investigators are looking to speak to anyone who may have seen the man and suspects outside his parked vehicle -- a grey Honda Accord -- between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The victim was treated in hospital and released.

Anyone with information about the incident or suspects is asked to call police at 902-563-5151 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers.