VicPD officers with the Special Victims Unit (SVU) are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted and robbed last night.
At around 11:50 on Tuesday night, police say they received a call reporting a woman being attacked near St. Ann’s Academy in the 800-block of Humboldt Street.
According to police, officers arrived on the scene and located the woman who had been attacked. She provided a detailed account of the attack and a description of the suspect.
Police say the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident and will have access to support and care.
VicPD said officers began looking for the suspect after getting the suspects description.
About three hours later, at around 2:50 a.m. police say patrol officers located and arrested a suspect in relation to the attack.
He was transported to VicPD cells where he remains at this time.
This incident remains under active investigation.
Investigators are asking anyone with information, including those who have surveillance video from the Beacon Hill Park area along Douglas, Blanshard, Southgate and Quadra streets, to call VicPD at (250) 995-7654.
