Suspect sought in violent sexual assault of 19-year-old woman

Posted March 26, 2010 10:43 am.

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TORONTO, Ont. – Police are looking for a 28-year-old Toronto man following a violent attack earlier this week in the Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive area.

Police said a 19-year-old woman was walking through a parking lot just after midnight Wednesday when a man grabbed her by the arm and dragged her into a park where he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Passersby found the bleeding woman at the side of the road.

Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Edmund Cherry.

He’s described as:
-Black
-6′
-154 to 165 lbs.
-Short black hair
-Pierced eyebrow
-Panther tattoo on right wrist

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 911, anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and message to CRIMES (274637).

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