The St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating three suspects involved in an abduction and assault incident that occurred this past weekend in Grunthal.
On August 12, 2012, at about 12:30 pm, St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP located a teenage female youth walking westbound on Highway 1 near Deacons Corner.
The female youth advised RCMP officers that she was riding her bicycle when she was abducted from the Grunthal area at about 7pm on August 11 by three men in a red Honda Civic. The victim advised that she was driven to a secluded area, about 15 minutes out of Grunthal, where she was sexually assaulted by the men. After the assault she was driven to Highway 1 where she was dropped off.
The suspects are described as:
• Suspect-1 has long blond hair, piercing on left ear, beard, hazel eyes, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans
• Suspect-2 has brown, short, scruffy hair, has a mustache wearing a red shirt and blue jeans
• Suspect-3 has brown hair, green eyes, wearing a black shirt and blue jeans
Police say that the attackers were unknown to the victim.
Anyone with any information on this matter is asked to call the RCMP St. Pierre Jolys Detachment at 204-433-7433. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can also call Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS), SUBMIT a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or TEXT: TIPMAN plus your message to CRIMES(274637).
