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A 32-year-old Edmonton man has been charged after an elderly woman was sexually assaulted in her home in southeast Edmonton.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Edmonton police responded to a report of sexual assault against an 81-year-old woman at a home near 50 Street and 25 Avenue, police said in a news release Thursday.

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A male suspect allegedly broke into the woman’s home and sexually assaulted her. The woman resisted and the suspect fled the scene on foot, said police.

The woman was transported to hospital while police dogs attempted to track the suspect but were unsuccessful.

However, through combined efforts Edmonton Police Service’s sexual assault investigators, the forensic identification services section and other officers, a male suspect was identified and taken into custody at a home in southeast Edmonton at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Ahmed Hassan Iltire, 32, has been charged with break and enter and sexual assault.