A Burnaby man is speaking out about how the Metrotown area of the city has become “increasingly unsafe” after someone poured scalding-hot coffee poured all over him.
Mike (the NOW has agreed to keep his last name private) bought coffee at an outlet at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Kingsway on Wednesday.
“I got my order and walked out of the gas station and proceeded to walk on Kingsway towards the Willingdon intersection,” Mike said. “All of a sudden, I felt hot liquid on my head, then my face, back, shirt and hoodie I was wearing, and sweat pants became soaked. It became apparent to me that someone poured coffee right over my head from behind. I turned around and saw this man.”
The man was around five-foot-five-inches tall, said Mike, wearing glasses, a hoodie and sweatpants.
“I don’t know him and never met him before,” said Mike. “He made a snarky ‘oops’ remark and I immediately shouted: ‘Stop, why did you do that?’”
