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Police are looking for a male suspect after a 20-year-old woman was seriously assaulted near a gas station in Nepean over the weekend.

Ottawa police said the incident took place either late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning when the woman was attacked and left unconscious on the ground in a gas station parking lot on the 1500 block of Woodroffe Avenue.

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She was taken to hospital and later released.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in his mid 20s, with a medium build and no visible facial hair. He was wearing a light-coloured shirt with a collar or a jacket with a collar and blue jeans.

Police said he fled on foot into the walking paths leading into the Brockington Crescent area.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Ottawa police west criminal investigation unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa police app.