THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Thunder Bay police say they are investigating the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a First Nations woman last month as a possible hate-motivated crime.
Police spokesman Chris Adams says the woman reported that her assailants made comments with “racial overtones” during the Dec. 27 attack.
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Police say the 36-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was abducted by two white men in their mid-30s while walking around 9 p.m.
It’s alleged she was forced into a green two-door vehicle, taken to a rural location on the north side of the city and sexually assaulted.
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Police say she reported the alleged crime the next day and was taken to hospital for treatment.
She has since been released.
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