Burglar sexually assaults woman in her own home: Surrey RCMP – BC

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of Surrey is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in an apparently random attack in her own home over the weekend.

It happened around 3:15 a.m. on Saturday in the Bear Creek neighborhood in northern Surrey.

According to police, the victim was groped by an unknown man in her home near the corner of 91st Avenue and 141st Street.

When the woman screamed for help, the suspect ran away.

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Neighbours told Global News that the RCMP remained silent about the investigation as they canvassed the neighbourhood for surveillance on Saturday.

“They said something happened behind the bushes in front of the house,” said Harpreet Mann, pointing to a house across the street.

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Mann and her roommate Jigishu Basra said they were surprised to learn of the sexual assault by a stranger in the family-friendly neighborhood.

“It was very welcoming and very quiet, so this kind of surprises me and I never thought something like this would happen here, but it’s very unfortunate,” Basra said.

“This is the first time such an incident has happened,” Mann added. “Yeah, it’s pretty bad.”

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It is unclear whether the victim suffered any physical injuries, but the RCMP said she is being assisted by the victim services organization.

The Lower Mainland District Police canine unit was called to assist in the search for the suspect, who was still at large on Saturday afternoon.

The police are looking for a man in his early 20s, 1.70 to 1.78 meters tall, with a normal build and a long black beard.

Anyone with information or who may have seen the suspect between 11:00 p.m. on July 19 and 3:30 a.m. on July 20 is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

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