Another man has said he was attacked and beaten at Stanley Park. His beating and Aaron Webster's

have a great many similarities. The man who recently came forward, was fortunate to have survived his attack. Edward Smith, told the Vancouver Sun, he was attacked by four men wielding baseball bats in

Stanley Park. He was attacked just weeks before Aaron Webster, 41, was savagely beaten to death at

the park. The park is known as a popular cursing place for gay men, however, Smith said he is not gay.

He suffers from insomnia and when at times he is unable to sleep he wanders in the park. He picks up

Smith said he had seen two of men that attacked him, roaming about the park at night, "looking to hurt people" several times the past year. The men confronted him on four separate occasions after dark and

Smith told the Sun, the men jumped out of a dark green Jeep Cherokee. In the interview he described the man wielding the baseball bat as tall, skinny, and fair-haired. Smith escaped his attackers, by running to Stanley Park's main road, flagged down a car and used the driver's cell phone to call 911. It has been confirmed by the Sun, a call to 911 was made by Smith in late October or early November, he reported he was attacked and beaten in Stanley Park.

Smith and a few friends went to the park a week later searching for the men. They spotted them, parked in

lot near Second Beach. He said they didn't confront his attackers, instead, he copied down their vehicle's licence plate number. He said this information was included in the Nov. 7th police report he filed.

This may be a big break for police investigating the November 17 beating the resulted in the death of Aaron Webster. Detective Sean Trowski said that the police report, regarding the 911 call, stated that Smith's vehicle had been smashed and he had been verbally attacked.. Nothing was found in the police report about a physical assault. Smith maintains the report was lacking in details because the officer taking the report was, "in a hurry and not taking down very many notes."

Albeit, Detectives investigating the Webster murder, plan on interviewing Smith later this week. Det. Trowski said he is hopeful that Smith may supply them with a description of the attackers.

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