VicPD searching for woman after downtown assault sends man to hospital with 'significant burns'
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Victoria police are searching for a woman after a man was allegedly assaulted at random in the city's downtown core.
Police say the attack happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday when a man was walking northbound on Blanshard Street at Fort Street.
The man was "randomly approached by an unknown woman who kicked him to the ground," police said in a media release Tuesday afternoon.
"The victim was carrying hot tea at the time of the incident, and the kick forced the tea to spill on the man, causing significant burns," police said.
The man went to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The attacker left the scene immediately after the assault.
Police are now looking for a white woman with a thin build. She was wearing a grey hooded sweater with the hood up, a green sweatshirt, green sweatpants, sneakers with a yellow marking on them and a black backpack.
Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact Victoria police at 250-995-7654, or report anonymously to Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The attack was the second random assault reported by Victoria police early Tuesday morning.
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