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Elderly woman assaulted in Cobble Hill

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Sep, 2024 05:27 PM
  • Elderly woman assaulted in Cobble Hill

R-C-M-P are looking for more information as they investigate the sexual assault of an elderly woman that happened in Cobble Hill in July

Mounties say an unknown man entered the elderly women's home in the area of Carlton Drive and assaulted her.

Investigators are asking anyone with information or video surveillance in the area to come forward.

Police say the suspect is a Caucasian man between the ages of 18 and 32, standing about 5-10 to 6 foot 1 tall, and wearing a dark bicycle helmet.

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