Vancouver stranger assault suspect denied bail
A publication ban prevents us from reporting on the evidence and submissions at the bail hearing, and the reasons behind the judge’s decision to detain the accused.
Dylan Brandon Gaita, 29, has been denied bail in connection with a series of stranger assaults in Vancouver. The suspect was detained by a B.C. provincial court judge on Tuesday. B.C. provincial court Judge Deanne Gaffar denied bail for Gaita, who has been in custody since his re-arrest in late June. The judge's decision to keep Gaita in custody was due to the sensitive nature of the evidence and submissions presented at the bail hearing.
Gaita was previously arrested and charged in March 2025, linked to four assaults on women between January 2025 and January of the current year. He was initially released on bail with an ankle monitor requirement but allegedly attacked two more individuals on Commercial Drive in June. Police reported four counts of assault and two counts of assault causing bodily harm against Gaita.
Three of the alleged assaults occurred after he was sentenced to 18 months' probation in January for two previous attacks on women. In January 2025, a 44-year-old woman was hip-checked by Gaita on Granville Street, causing her to fall and sustain a fractured pelvis. In April, Gaita was accused of elbowing a 77-year-old woman in the shoulder on Granville Street, leading to her pelvis fracturing.
Before facing criminal charges, Gaita had passed a background check and volunteered with the Vancouver Police Department at a community policing center in downtown Vancouver. The judge has scheduled Gaita's next court appearance for September 8 to set a date for the arraignment process.
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