3 Charges Against Man Accused Of Attacking Woman In Wooded Area Of Surrey

The Canadian Press, 06 Oct, 2015 10:51 AM

SURREY, B.C. — Charges have been laid against a 35-year-old man accused of attacking a woman in Surrey, B.C.

RCMP say Helmer Sinisterra-Mosquera faces one count each of sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm and overcoming resistance by choking.

Police say the Sept. 27 attack occurred in a wooded area and that the injured woman was treated in hospital.

The suspect was described as a tall black man with a wandering or lazy right eye.

Sinisterra-Mosquera was arrested on Oct. 1.

He has been in custody since then.

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