Police have released a horrifying video of a man sexually assaulting a woman while she mowed her lawn in Canada.
The video, which was released by police on Thursday, shows the attacker run up behind the 47-year-old woman from Aurora at around 3.30 pm on August 11.
He then lowered his shorts and grabbed her, pulling her towards him.
Police in Canada have released a video of a man (pictured above) sexually assaulting a woman while she mowed her lawn
The horrifying video, released by police on Thursday, shows the attacker (pictured above) run up behind the 47-year-old woman from Aurora at around 3.30 pm on August 11
He then lowered his shorts and grabbed her, pulling her towards him
Footage shows the woman turn to confront her attacker, who quickly pulled up his shorts and fled on foot.
York Regional Police were called to an address on Stone Road which is in the area of Bayview Avenue and Wellington Road to a reported sexual assault.
York police Const. Laura Nicolle told Global News that the suspect and the victim were not known to each other.
She said: ‘It’s certainly a shocking type of an incident.
Footage shows the woman turn to confront her attacker, who quickly pulled up his shorts and fled on foot
Investigators are also appealing to any witnesses in the area at the time of the incident to please forward. The male suspect is described as white with short sandy-brown hair, medium build, wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts
‘This a woman who is mowing her lawn, you know, engaging in behaviour I think we all do on a Saturday afternoon, and it seems very unexpected.’
Police have released images and a CCTV video of the male suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.
He is described as white with short sandy-brown hair, medium build, wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts.
Investigators are also appealing to any witnesses in the area at the time of the incident to come forward and contact police on 1-866- 876-5423, ext. 7071.