Police are hunting for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl after luring her from her home in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday night.
The girl's mother called police at around 10:40 p.m. PT to report her daughter had been lured from her bedroom where she had been sleeping.
Police say the suspect took the girl to a nearby park and allegedly assaulted her, before leaving her in a neighbour's yard, near the intersection of 128 Street and 99 Avenue.
"It's very unusual, highly unusual. This type of thing does not happen in Surrey, nor the region, quite frankly," said RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr.
"These are very rare incidences that have occurred."
The suspect asked the girl to remain in the yard while he left, but she quickly fled to her home to get help, police say. She has since been taken to hospital.
Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit is investigating, together with Lower Mainland District Forensic Identification Section and additional investigative units.
Surrey residents are being asked to check their windows are secured, especially those on the ground floor.
"Secure your windows and ensure that they cannot be opened overly wide," said Carr.
"Throw a stick in there or a metal rod, or if you are so inclined, you want your window wider, perhaps put a metal grate over the window during this hot weather."
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Surrey RCMP Serious Crime unit at 604-599-0502 or to remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222 TIPS or online at solvecrime.ca.
The girl's mother called police at around 10:40 p.m. PT to report her daughter had been lured from her bedroom where she had been sleeping.
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Police say the suspect took the girl to a nearby park and allegedly assaulted her, before leaving her in a neighbour's yard, near the intersection of 128 Street and 99 Avenue.
"It's very unusual, highly unusual. This type of thing does not happen in Surrey, nor the region, quite frankly," said RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr.
"These are very rare incidences that have occurred."
The suspect asked the girl to remain in the yard while he left, but she quickly fled to her home to get help, police say. She has since been taken to hospital.
Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit is investigating, together with Lower Mainland District Forensic Identification Section and additional investigative units.
At this point in the investigation, RCMP said this incident doesn't appear to be linked to attacks in White Rock and South Surrey earlier this month.
In the South Surrey case, a 38-year-old woman was walking along a trail in Alderwood Park at about 9:40 p.m on Aug. 18 when she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground, said police. The suspect tried remove her clothes and drag her into the nearby bushes but she resisted, and at one point head-butted him in the nose.
The woman got free and called police. The suspect may have a black eye, broken nose and several scratches, they said. Sounds like the pervert picked on the wrong woman. Good for her.
"Secure your windows and ensure that they cannot be opened overly wide," said Carr.
"Throw a stick in there or a metal rod, or if you are so inclined, you want your window wider, perhaps put a metal grate over the window during this hot weather."
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Surrey RCMP Serious Crime unit at 604-599-0502 or to remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222 TIPS or online at solvecrime.ca.
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