A man who was assaulted while trying to intervene in a robbery attempt at the Southgate Centre earlier this week has died, according to a Facebook post from his wife. Sharon Armstrong said on Facebook on Friday afternoon that her husband, Iain Armstrong, had died. "Tragically, due to catastrophic injury, Iain passed away today at about 3 p.m.," reads the Facebook post. On Thursday, a Facebook post said the 61-year-old man was in a coma and had a spinal cord injury. Attack was 'brief but vicious'Edmonton police on scene earlier this week likened Armstrong to a "Good Samaritan" for intervening.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2018 22:33 UTC