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Police investigating reported 91Ƶdisgusting91Ƶ mob attack on B.C. soccer pitch

91ƵOne of the worst things I91Ƶve ever seen in my whole entire life,91Ƶ spectator says

A mob reportedly stormed a soccer field in Surrey on Saturday night and assaulted players on the opposing team, apparently triggered by a foul during a Vancouver Metro Soccer League game.

91ƵIt was one of the worst things I91Ƶve ever seen in my whole entire life,91Ƶ said a spectator, who requested anonymity. 91ƵI couldn91Ƶt believe what happened. They start throwing punches at this guy; it was like a brawl.91Ƶ

91ƵThey stormed the field, basically.91Ƶ

The spectator said six police cars, with officers from the Surrey Police Service and Surrey RCMP attending, were called to the park at 7395 128 Street.

Roughly 15 South Asian men ages 20 to 35 who were watching the game ran out onto pitch six, the spectator added, to join in on the 91Ƶdisgusting91Ƶ and 91Ƶdisturbing91Ƶ incident, 91Ƶthrowing punches.91Ƶ

91ƵYou had these guys that were not even on the fricking team running on the field, throwing punches.91Ƶ

The spectator, who also claimed to have been hit by a thrown bottle, said the targeted team was 91Ƶscared s91Ƶtless, they weren91Ƶt even fighting back.91Ƶ

Women, children and elderly people were also in the park.

According to a Vancouver Metro Soccer League schedule, the DLT Blazers were playing Vancouver Patagonia FC A starting at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 4 on turf number six.

Surrey RCMP Sgt. Tammy Lobb stated Monday, in an email to the Now-Leader, that 91Ƶat approximately 8 p.m. on November 4, 2023, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance at an Athletic Field in Newton. Once on scene, officers learned an assault had occurred. The investigation is ongoing. Surrey RCMP is speaking with all parties involved and is reviewing surveillance video to determine all circumstances that led up to the assault.

91ƵNo arrests have been made,91Ƶ Lobb added. 91ƵI cannot provide details about the individuals involved. The investigation is in the preliminary stages and there (are) no additional details being provided.91Ƶ

The Now-Leader has reached out to the president of the league, Vancouver Patagonia91Ƶs coach and DLT Blazers91Ƶ manager for comment.



About the Author: Tom Zytaruk

I write unvarnished opinion columns and unbiased news reports for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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