Winnipeg police are looking for a man who assaulted a babysitter during a home invasion in the city on Friday.

The attack happened in a home in the 400 block of Keenleyside Street in East Elmwood. The 18-year-old babysitter finished putting two young children to sleep around 10 p.m. and when she came downstairs, there was a man in the home.

Police say the man, who was not known to the woman, knocked her unconscious by assaulting her before sexually assaulting her.

He stole her purse and some electronic devices and left, police say.

The young woman was taken to hospital, and is in stable condition.

The suspect is described as 25 to 30 years old, approximately five feet seven inches tall with an average build. He was wearing a black toque and navy sweater at the time of the assault. Anyone with information about his identity is asked to call police at 204-986-6245 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).