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Winnipeg Police Seek Suspect in St. Vital Sexual Assault

August 19, 2025 4:55 PM CDT | News


St. Vital Incident - Beliveau Road

Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a sexual assault near Beliveau Road in St. Vital on August 15, 2025. (WPS HANDOUT)

Winnipeg police are asking for the public’s help after a woman was sexually assaulted while walking near Beliveau Road late Friday night.

At around 11:45 p.m. on August 15, a woman was walking on a grassy footpath between a parking lot in the 1900 block of Abinoji Mikanah (formerly Bishop Grandin Boulevard) and the rear of the 200 block of Beliveau Road when a man grabbed her in a sexual manner. She screamed, managed to break free, and ran to safety.

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The suspect fled east toward the Home Depot parking lot. He is described as a man in his 20s to 30s, Indigenous in appearance, with dark hair, facial hair, a heavier build, and wearing a dark hoodie.

Police are asking anyone with information or surveillance footage to contact them at (204) 986-6245 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.


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