Surrey: RCMP has sought public help in connection with a stranger sexual assault in the 14100-block of 91 Avenue at 3:15 am on July 20.
According to the Mounties, the victim had reported that she was woken up by a man groping her in her residence and the victim screamed for help and the suspect fled.
“In order to advance the investigation, Surrey RCMP is releasing a video of a person of interest. The person of interest is described as a South Asian man in his early 20s, 5’7 to 5’10 tall, average build, with a dark moustache and medium length beard, wearing an orange turban, long dark coloured shorts with a white stripe down the side, a dark blue t-shirt and flip flops. This individual may go by the name Akash,” RCMP said in press release.
Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit has a dedicated team of investigators actively canvassing in the neighbourhood to identify this man, said Sgt. Tammy Lobb, Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer.
“We are asking the public to contact police if they recognize this individual or they are familiar with a man matching this description who may go by the name Akash,” she said.