Safety Alert: Burnaby Campus

July 26, 2019

Please be alerted that the Burnaby RCMP issued the following this afternoon:

"This morning, just after 5 a.m., Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred at UniverCity.

According to the female victim, at around 4:30 a.m., while out walking she was approached by a man at Highland Court and University Crescent. The man is alleged to have approached the victim, assaulted her and then attempted to sexually assault her. The suspect left the area seconds after attempting to sexually assault the victim, it is unknown in what direction he then went.

The suspect is described as black male, aged in his late 20’s, 6ft tall, medium build, short, bushy curly beard with a moustache, wearing a black hoodie, black sweat pants and a black baseball cap with a New York Yankees logo on it. [...]"

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