VANCOUVER Police said on Tuesday that a man accused of attacking a tourist on Vancouver’s seawall last month has been released from a secure medical facility and ordered to live in Vancouver.
Peterhans Nungu, 34, is charged with assault causing bodily harm, in connection with the April 15 assault of a woman near the entrance to Stanley Park in Coal Harbour. He was granted bail and released from police custody by a Provincial Court judge on April 23, but was transferred to a secure medical facility and has remained under medical supervision since that time.
Vancouver Police said they have now been advised that Nungu was released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon and will be living in Vancouver, where he is under house arrest.
Nungu is bound by the following bail conditions:
- Not to have contact with the victim
- Not to possess weapons
- Not to possess or consume alcohol or non-prescriptions drugs
- Not to possess knives or any sharp-bladed instrument outside of his residence
- Obey 24-hour/day house arrest, unless with permission to leave for work or a medical appointment.
Officers within VPD’s Operations Division and the Special Investigation Section will monitor Nungu during his release for compliance with all court conditions. Anyone with information about alleged breaches of these bail conditions is asked to contact police immediately.
