Woman assaulted in attempted robbery at Assiniboine Park 

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A suspect is in custody but has not been charged after a woman was assaulted during an attempted robbery on a path at Assiniboine Park on the long weekend.

Police were sent to the path — just north of Roblin Boulevard and west of Commissary Road, near zoo parking lots — at 1:32 p.m. Sunday.

Officers were told a 25-year-old woman was assaulted while walking east.

“The suspect continued the assault while demanding money until several witnesses intervened. The suspect fled prior to police arrival,” the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Thursday.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was sent to a medical call regarding a man on the first 100 block of Commissary hours later, at 5:31 p.m. The man, who matched the description of the suspect, was transported to hospital in stable condition and later identified as a suspect in the robbery, police said.

No charges have been laid in connection with the robbery. The man remained in custody Thursday because of an unrelated unendorsed warrant.

“While the investigation is continuing, there is no concern for public safety at this time,” the WPS said.

The suspect was described as a heavy-set man, wearing a dark jacket with the hood up, a dark baseball cap, charcoal-coloured sweatpants, glasses or sunglasses, and black shoes.

The WPS asked anyone who might have come in contact with the man, or has pictures or video of the incident, to contact its major crimes unit at 204-986-6219, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or online.

Assiniboine Park Conservancy spokeswoman Laura Cabak said the park’s security team is working with police.