Police release composite sketch of sex assault suspect after Edmonton woman finds stranger in bed
The Edmonton Police Service on Friday released a composite sketch of the suspect in a May 28 sexual assault in the Aster neighbourhood, a new community in the city's southeast.
Police responded to the woman's home early that day after she reported waking up to find an unknown man in her bed. She fled the home and returned to find the man gone.
Investigators turned to a sketch artist after a search for surveillance footage failed to turn up images of the suspect.
The woman described her attacker as a Hispanic or South Asian man in his early 20s, of slight build, standing around five-foot-six.
Police believe the incident was isolated and said there is 'no known ongoing risk to the public.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact the EPS non-emergency line or Crime Stoppers.
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