Suspect arrested in attempted abduction of woman in Nanaimo, RCMP say
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Mounties in Nanaimo say they have made an arrest in an attempted abduction case that shocked the city on Friday.
Bradley Dylan Boscariol has been arrested and remains in police custody, Nanaimo RCMP said in a news release Saturday evening. Boscariol has been charged with assault with a weapon and attempted kidnapping, police said.
The assault and attempted kidnapping happened at approximately 7 p.m. Thursday in the 6900-block of Dickinson Road, near Max Bennett Pioneer Park.
Police say the woman in her 20s was walking along Dickinson Road after getting off a transit bus. She noticed a vehicle "making strange turns" before approaching her, police said Friday.
An unknown man got out of the SUV and asked the woman for directions, according to police.
While she was looking up the directions on her phone, the man swung a blunt object, striking her in the head, police said.
The woman fought back and then ran to the nearest home. Police say the man followed her on foot before getting back in his vehicle and driving north.
Police described the victim's injuries as non-life-threatening.
Investigators focussed on locating the suspect vehicle, police said, adding that Boscariol was arrested in the vehicle at roughly 6 p.m. Friday.
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