Winnipeg police: Woman assaulted in U of M dorm [Video]

Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a woman’s dorm room was broken into at the U of M and she was assaulted.

Police said officers were called around 4:45 a.m. to a student housing complex for the University of Manitoba on Dafoe Road.

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A woman told investigators someone broke into her room while she was sleeping and assaulted her.

She was able to fight the individual off and scream for help. University security and police were called.

Const. Dani McKinnon said the woman’s room was not on the main floor of the building.

The Arthur V. Mauro Residence at the University of Manitoba is seen on Oct. 25, 2024. Winnipeg police are investigating after a man broke into the residence and assaulted a student in her dorm while she was sleeping. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV …