Richmond RCMP are requesting the public’s help identifying a witness to two alleged stranger assaults which took place near Richmond-Brighouse SkyTrain station more than a year ago.
The attacks took place on Buswell Street just north of Cook Road around 10 a.m. on Feb. 14, 2024 2023.
Police are specifically looking for a witness who is depicted in security video.
The video shows a person waiting at an intersection to cross a street. They cross when the light changes and a black SUV makes a right.
RCMP said there were two female victims whose cases were linked together over the course of the investigation. Both women were rendered unconscious during the assaults, with the first victim being hospitalized.
Police have arrested and charged Ernesto Mendoza Malgapo, 41, but say they need further information to advance their investigation.
Police say they have exhausted internal avenues to find new witnesses.
RCMP is asking anyone with additional information to contact them at 604-278-1212 and quote file number 2023-4877.