By The Canadian Press

RCMP lay charges against Surrey, B.C., man nearly 5 years after sexual assault

Mar 21, 2017 | 12:10 PM

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP have laid charges almost five years after a woman was sexually assaulted in Surrey, B.C.

Cpl. Scotty Schumann says the victim was physically and sexually assaulted near Unwin Park, in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood, on June 2, 2012.

Schumann says in a news release that the woman did not know her attacker and was threatened with death during the assault.

Officers from Surrey RCMP’s Special Victims Unit worked with forensic experts to examine evidence collected during the initial investigation, and the results led them to a suspect.

Forty-six-year-old Surrey resident Timothy Wyslouszil has been charged with five offences, including sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault causing bodily harm and choking or suffocating while committing sexual assault.

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He remains in custody while awaiting his next court date.