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A Calgary man is facing charges in connection with the assault of a senior in her home last month.

The incident took place Dec. 23 just before 7:30 p.m., when police say a man knocked on the door of a home in the 200 block of Whiteview Road N.E.

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The resident, a woman in her 70s, answered the door and recognized the man as someone who had previously knocked on her door to ask for donations, and let him into the home.

“It is alleged the man told the victim that his mother had died,” police said in a news release. “When the senior told him she didn’t have any money, the man allegedly pushed her down a flight of stairs. He then allegedly stole her wallet before fleeing the scene.”

The senior was seriously injured in the attack.

Alim Manji, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged with robbery and breach of recognizance. Police say further charges are pending.

During a court appearance Friday, Manji’s case was adjourned for a week so his lawyer could get disclosure for a bail hearing.

The Crown stated it will oppose his release and will also ask that previous bail on a break-and-enter charge be revoked.

In 2013, Manji received a prison sentence of three years and nine months for six robberies and two sexual assaults.