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Man arrested for assaulting a female stranger with lumber, released

Vancouver police announced that a man they advocated to be kept in custody, was released by the courts, 48 hours after allegedly violently assaulting a random women with a large piece of driftwood.

Clayton DeMaine
Jul 03, 2026
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Kits Beach (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

Carlos Caldera Duarte, a man who was arrested and charged after allegedly striking an unsuspecting woman in the head “with a piece of wood,” at Kits Beach in Vancouver, critically injuring the victim, was released by the courts despite police advising against it.

The Vancouver Police Department announced Caldera Duarte, a man police said was “known to police,” was released from custody by the Vancouver courts “less than 48 hours” after his arrest.

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