By Veronica Beltran

local man facing charges

Senior assaulted in overnight break and enter robbery

Sep 12, 2019 | 2:10 PM

PRINCE GEORGE–A man is in custody and facing multiple charges following an early morning home invasion robbery of a senior citizen.

The Prince George RCMP say at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.12, a lone male suspect entered the patio door of an apartment in the downtown area of Prince George. At home at the time, was an elderly woman who was asleep in her bed.

Police say the suspect forced his way through the apartment, assaulting the victim in the process. A number of items, including small quantity of cash, were taken when he fled a few minutes later.

The Prince George RCMP, including a Police Dog Service team, immediatly attended the area, where the suspect was located a short distance away. Thirty-seven year-old Prince George resident, Phillip Christopher Wood is facing several charges including: break and enter to commit robbery, robbery, assault causing bodily harm, fail to comply with undertaking.

“This is an especially despicable crime” says Cpl. Craig Douglass, spokesperson for the Prince George RCMP. “To forcible invade the privacy of someone’s home is absolutely horrible. To assault the 74 year old resident is a whole other level of disgusting.”

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Although Wood is currently a resident of Prince George he has spent a significant amount of time in Fort St. John and Terrace, where he is also known to police.