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Composite image released of suspect wanted in assault on elderly woman after collision in Ajax: OPP

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OPP have released a composite drawing of a suspect wanted in connection with an assault on an 84-year-old woman in Ajax last month.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released a composite drawing of a suspect wanted in connection with an assault on an 84-year-old woman in Ajax last month.

On April 23, OPP said, a two-vehicle collision happened at the Salem Road ramp heading eastbound on Highway 401, sometime between 10:35 a.m. and 11 a.m. that morning.

“An 84-year-old woman, who is now in a trauma centre fighting for her life, was taken to hospital after being assaulted after this collision,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted on X at the time.

Police are now sharing a composite drawing of the suspect in the assault. He is described as a 20 to 35-year-old man with long black hair and tattoos on his arms and chest. They add that he was driving a white or light beige sedan, that may be damaged.

Ajax assault suspect vehicle Police say the suspect was driving a white or light beige sedan, but updated images appear to show a grey-coloured sedan.

Updated images of the possible suspect vehicle appear to show a grey-coloured sedan.

OPP also shared an image of a hat the suspect may have been wearing at the time.

Highway 401assault An image of a hat the suspect may have been wearing at the time he assaulted on an 84-year-old woman in Ajax.

They did not provide an update on the woman’s condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call Whitby OPP at 905-688-3388, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

With files from CTV Toronto’s Alex Arsenych