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Transit cops are working to identify a man in a pink shirt who allegedly assaulted an elderly SkyTrain passenger on anti-bullying day.

According to Metro Vancouver Transit Police, the incident occurred on the morning of Feb. 26, when an elderly man and an individual in a pink shirt boarded the same SkyTrain car.

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The man in the pink shirt interacted with several people on the train, police said in a news release, and allegedly caused several to leave after using a lighter to ignite an aerosol spray.

Then he allegedly demanded money from an elderly passenger.

When the senior said he had no money, the man reached into the elderly passenger’s pocket and took five dollars before punching him in the face several times, police said. He was last seen leaving the train at the Main Street-Science World station.

The victim, who wasn’t identified, had cuts and bruises, and was attended to by paramedics at the scene.