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Man charged in sexual assault

More than two months after a woman was sexually assaulted in Springbank Park, a suspect has been arrested and charged.

Around 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, a woman was walking at the Civic Gardens near Springbank Drive and Wonderland Road when a man on a bicycle approached her. According to police, he sexually assaulted her and then took off, heading west through Springbank Park.

In early August, police released a composite sketch of a suspect.

On Tuesday, police announced that an arrest has been made.

Abby Mohamed Abdi, 40, of London is charged with sexual assault.

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