Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: November 24, 2005
• Invested on: October 13, 2006

Téodor Gheorghe Hulbar, M.B.
Asif Aly Penwala, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On July 7, 2003, Asif Penwala, assisted by Téodor Hulbar, came to the rescue of his mother who was being assaulted by thieves in front of a foreign exchange office in Montreal, Quebec. Mr. Hulbar was shot in the back when he entered the melee in an attempt to stop two of the robbers from ripping a bag of money out of the hands of the victim. Alerted to the holdup from inside the shop, Mr. Penwala also intervened to rescue his mother but was slowed down in his efforts when he was pepper-sprayed by the fleeing assailants. Although seriously injured during the incident, Mr. Hulbar and the victim fully recovered from their wounds.