Winnipeg police seek suspect after sexual assault outside Law Courts
Posted March 22, 2023 1:55 pm.
Last Updated March 22, 2023 2:01 pm.
Winnipeg police have issued the image of a suspect believed to be connected to the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman in front of the Law Courts building last week.
The suspect is described as a man between 20 to 30 years old, about five-foot-nine, with a larger build, long dark hair, a mustache and glasses.
The suspect was wearing a black jacket at the time of the alleged assault.
The Winnipeg Police Service says, on March 17, it responded to the Provincial Court Law Courts for the report of a woman who was assaulted by an unknown man.
Officers found the victim with an upper-body injury sustained during an alleged physical assault. Police say she was taken to hospital in stable condition.
Investigators believe the victim was walking from St. Mary Avenue and Kennedy Street to the Law Courts building around 5:45 a.m. when the suspect began to follow her.
As the victim reached the Kennedy Street entrance, the man approached her and there was a struggle.
Police say the victim fell to the sidewalk, and the suspect touched her on the lower body. He fled on foot before police arrived.
The WPS sex crimes unit is continuing its investigation.
