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Second woman reports being spat on in Vancouver’s Gastown

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‘It feels weaponized’: Woman worried about COVID-19 after being spat on in Vancouver’s Gastown Yu says she was assaulted Monday night while heading home from dinner with a friend.She told Global News she was at the intersection of Carrall and Cordova streets, when a man approached from behind, rattling on business windows.“And then he came around, and spat in my face and walked away,” she said.“He didn’t say anything, but I did notice he was armed; he had a pair of gardening shears on him, and that’s why I didn’t try and apprehend him or chase him down or anything.”Yu said the experience left her shocked and disgusted.With concerns about COVID-19, she tried to get the spit off her face as quickly as possible.“I just slathered my face and.

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