Outspoken critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Montreal city councillor Serge Sasseville’s home was vandalized on Monday night, which he said made him fearful of living downtown for the first time.
“I don’t know why he did it, but it was kind of scary,” said Sasseville. “And I’m not a person that is scared easily.”
Surveillance camera footage shows a man with a shaved head and beard picking hydrangeas in front of Sasseville’s residence for over two hours on Musee Avenue and walking away. Sasseville woke up to find a trail of flowers leading to his neighbours’ houses and towards Doctor Penfield Avenue.
A sign on Sasseville’s property reading “Pray for Ukraine” and “No War” was also moved and placed on a neighbour’s property rental sign, and inscriptions were written in chalk in the area.
“I got chills down my spine,” said Sasseville. “This was almost satanic.”
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