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Burnaby RCMP investigating a sexual assault that occurred on New Year's Eve

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Jan, 2024 05:13 PM

Police in Burnaby say they're looking for information on a sexual assault that occurred on New Year's Eve.

Burnaby R-C-M-P say the female victim was walking east on Brentwood Drive at around 6:30 in the evening when a man came up behind her, asked for directions and then groped her.

Police say the victim pushed the man away and she was uninjured.

Mounties say the suspect is a South Asian man in his 40s with a slim build, and investigators are seeking dashcam footage from the area of Brentwood Drive between Beta Avenue and Delta Avenue from between 6 and 7 p-m on New Year’s Eve.

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