60-year-old ‘guardian angel’ put himself between knife-wielding man attacking pro-life woman

Josue Gauran in K of C regalia

TORONTO, October 10, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Faye Arellano may not be alive today to tell of her terrifying attack by a knife-wielding man while protesting abortion this weekend in Toronto had it not been for the heroic efforts of a “good Samaritan” who stood between her and her attacker.

Josue Gauran, 60, is a husband and father, a factory worker, a Knight of Columbus, and the man who decided to help Arellano.

“Yes, I remember Mr. Gauran, who came to rescue me as soon as I was knocked to the ground by the aggressor,” Arellano told LifeSiteNews.com. “I must confess that I didn't really know him that well, but will now remember him as ‘one sent to deliver me from the foe.’”

Arellano, in her late 40s, was attending a silent and prayerful Life Chain pro-life event on Sunday afternoon when she was suddenly assaulted by the man, who at first doused her with water from a bottle, then hurled the empty bottle at her face, grabbed her by the hair, slammed her to the ground, and began punching and kicking her repeatedly before drawing his knife.

Michael Panagapko of Toronto, 45, was charged with three counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon, and one count of wielding a dangerous weapon.  (more...)

60-year-old ‘guardian angel’ put himself between knife-wielding man attacking pro-life woman