Overview

• Sergio Yanes Preciado, 23, was charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm after his arrest on Monday.
• Police say the Aug. 8 attack at Dickie Moore Park involved the suspect spraying the victim with water, pushing him to the ground and striking him while his three young children watched.
• Investigators credited a widely shared 28-second video clip for helping to identify and locate the assailant.
• The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal has forwarded the case file to the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales for consideration of formal charges and any hate-crime designation.
• Jewish community leaders and Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the assault as an act of antisemitic violence and urged stronger action against hate incidents.