York Regional Police need your help finding the man responsible for a sex assault in south Markham on Tuesday.
A 43-year-old woman was walking to work on Kennedy Road south of Denison Streetat about 7:15 a.m. when a man grabbed her from behind, pulled her into a grassy plot of land, threw her to the ground and touched her inappropriately.
The woman was able to fend the man off and he fled south on Kennedy where she approached a passerby who called police.
She was not physically injured in the attack.The suspect is a Caucasian male, 30 to 40 years old, five-feet,eight-inches tall with a medium build and shoulder-length dark hair.
At the time, he was wearing a black sweatshirt, possibly with a hood.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip at www.1800222tips.com
With files from Yorkregion.com
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