Peterhans J. Nungu was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm for a April 15, 2025 attack on a tourist at Vancouver’s seawall and received a 16-month conditional sentence served in the community, followed by probation.
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A man has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm after an attack on a tourist at Vancouver’s seawall last year.
Peterhans J. Nungu, 35, was sentenced to 16 months under a conditional sentence order to be served in the community when the sentence was handed down on Nov. 10 in Vancouver.
The court also ordered Nungu to serve 12 months of probation after completing the conditional sentence.
The B.C. Prosecution Service said the charges stemmed from an April 15, 2025 incident involving a woman visiting Vancouver from Toronto, where posts about the encounter went viral after she shared details on TikTok.
According to the prosecution service, Nungu approached the woman on the seawall and tried to speak with her, and when she did not engage he began berating her before grabbing her and throwing her to the ground.
The prosecution said the victim got up, fought him off and tried to flee, but Nungu followed her, struck her in the head and broke her phone when she attempted to call police.
The prosecution service said Nungu was also charged in Surrey, B.C., with assaulting a peace officer, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and threatening property damage on April 14, 2025—one day before the Vancouver seawall assault.
After the seawall attack, police said Nungu was granted bail on April 23 and transferred to a secure medical facility.
On May 20, 2025, Vancouver police said Nungu was released from hospital and placed on house arrest.
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