A 14-year-old boy is in police custody in New Westminster, B.C., in connection with a pair of sexual assaults.
Investigators are recommending the youth be charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement, and break and enter after two women were attacked in separate incidents, according to a release issued Wednesday by the New Westminster Police Service.
Police said that on July 4, a teenaged girl was followed into an apartment building elevator and sexually assaulted. The male involved fled the scene.
Investigators have obtained surveillance video from the night of the incident from the apartment building.
A media release about that incident generated a number of tips, police said.
On Wednesday, a 20-year-old female was accosted by a male who dragged her towards some bushes. Police said she fought off her attacker who fled on foot.
Officers arrested a 14-year-old boy from Surrey, B.C., in the area shortly after the attack. Due to his age, he cannot be identified.
Investigators believe he is responsible for the attacks on both women.
The youth is due to appear in New Westminster Provincial Court on Thursday.
New Westminster is located about 25 kilometres east of Vancouver.
