WSVN News 7
South Florida police are on the hunt for a man they say attacked and raped a woman who was rollerblading near the beach — and there’s surveillance video that allegedly shows it.
The Miami Beach Police Department said it is searching for a suspect it claims sexually assaulted a young woman Tuesday morning who was rollerblading on a sidewalk near the beach when the man snuck up behind her and attacked her.
WSVN News 7 obtained surveillance video that caught the man in action — and it’s terrifying to watch… because it appears to show exactly what police say happened here.
In the clip, you can see a guy sneaking up behind this woman as she skates down the rink with no idea that someone is about to attack her. As he gets closer, he eventually wraps his arms around her neck and seemingly begins to strangle/choke her.
He brings the woman to the ground, and despite a struggle… gets the better of her as she begins to go limp. Police say the suspect then drags her into nearby bushes and sexually assaults her… leaving her there only to be found later by a witness.
Cops say the suspect is long gone… and now, they’re asking the public for help identifying this man. Police say this was an isolated incident, but they’re trying to get to the bottom of it STAT… already noting that they have some great leads and believe they’ll find him.
MBPD is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who can provide valuable information that leads to the capture of the offender. The woman was treated at a hospital…no word on her current condition.