The West Shore RCMP is asking residents to B次元官网网址渞emain vigilantB次元官网网址� after a woman was sexually assaulted in a Langford apartment stairwell late Monday (July 22) night.

The woman was injured and has received medical care after the attack at 2763 Spencer Rd., according to an RCMP news release.

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The departmentB次元官网网址檚 Special Victims Unit is investigating and officers have canvassed the apartment and surrounding area for witnesses and video surveillance.

The suspect is described as a man, 5B次元官网网址�7B次元官网网址� to 5B次元官网网址�9B次元官网网址� and 20 to 30 years old, with light-coloured skin. He was wearing a black hoodie with the hood up, and black pants.

Police are asking anyone with home video surveillance or dash camera footage within a two-block radius of the building to contact West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264.  Anyone with information is asked to call the detachment or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
Police say further details of the crime are not being released at this time.