Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»police say they have identified a person of interest in connection with the "suspicious circumstance" of a woman who was followed through the city's downtown core this week.
According to Const. Tania Visintin, the identification was made after police arrested a man for assaulting a female victim in downtown Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»on Friday morning, March 19.
“From this investigation, officers have identified a person of interest in the stalking case," Visintin explained.
On Wednesday, March 17, a woman bravely took to Instagram with both video footage and a written account of a suspicious man who she says followed her closely through downtown Vancouver over a period of 40 minutes. She reported the incident to police. Since, numerous women have spoken out about having had similar encounters with the same individual.
A 33-year-old Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»man was arrested and is being held in jail, police said, while assault charges have been recommended to Crown counsel.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»police officers' investigation into the stalking file remains ongoing.
