Portage Avenue: Shayke and Couple

portage avenue: The attack has left the couple, who just moved to Canada from Israel at the beginning of July, unsure of what to do next. "We cannot move on in our lives because of this situation," said Talia, according to CBC. Doctors have told the couple that Shayke injuries are severe enough to require surgery. Shayke hand was severely cut when he tried to grab his wife purse back from a thief in front of 259 Portage Avenue. At home and waiting for an appointment for the operation, Shayke is unsure if any of the damage is permanent and when and if he might be able to return to work. "He cut me very deep," Shayke said, adding that he has lost feeling in two of his fingers and that he has problems moving his thumb. The couple was on a quick break from an entry program for immigrants and refugees, outside of 259 Portage Avenue last Thursday evening, when a man walked over and offered to sell them stolen property. Shayke Gohari and Talia Gohari talk to CBC about being robbed and assaulted with a knife in downtown Winnipeg last week. "I understand after that, that it a robbery ," said Shayke. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.