Hamilton police have arrested a 22-year-old man in reference to violent sexual assaults on two girls in 2022 and 2023.
The primary assault occurred two years in the past, and whereas there was clear video of the suspect and forensic proof, it took the cooperation of native officers and U.S. police to determine and arrest the suspect.
When Hamilton police launched video of a sexual assault suspect in July 2022 they anticipated somebody to acknowledge him shortly.
The video was captured by a path digital camera on Hamilton’s West Mountain, after police say a girl was strolling within the space of Higher Paradise Highway and Donnici Drive at round 9:30 a.m. July 13 when she was approached by an unknown man and dragged off the path right into a wooded space.
Detective Sgt. Jen Currie stated the lady was gagged and her wrists had been certain behind her again, “the man proceeded to assault her but was interrupted by witnesses in the area. He was captured on video in the area of Edgehill Drive.”
Police stated that on the time, “investigators exhausted all investigative steps but were unable to identify the male offender”.
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Then on Aug. 7 of final yr a 74-year-old woman was alone in her residence, sleeping on her sofa, when an unknown man entered her home at round 3 a.m.
Police say the person assaulted the lady for over an hour earlier than leaving the world on foot.
“In January of 2024, forensic evidence allowed us to connect the 2022 and 2023 assaults to the same male suspect,” Currie reported.
The police say they recognized the suspect in October of this yr utilizing forensic info that the person was dwelling within the U.S. He was later extradited from Virginia.
22-year-old Leikeze Cheruiyot now faces a number of charges together with aggravated sexual assault and forcible confinement.
He appeared in court docket yesterday and stays in custody.
“This was one of the cases that we really connected with our victims,” stated the Detective Sgt. “One of the best moments of this job is to tell victims that we located and arrested somebody, and we did that yesterday and it was an awesome experience.”
Anybody with info that might assist in the investigations is requested to name Detective Constable Ben Kingdon at 905-540-5543 or e mail: [email protected].
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