Hamilton woman awoke to man in her room, police investigate

A young woman in Westdale woke up to a strange man standing in her bedroom Tuesday morning.

It’s the second incident in that neighbourhood this month and although Hamilton police aren’t linking the two yet, they say there are similarities.

It happened at a home on Bond St. South between Main St. and King St.

Police say the woman woke up around 6:15 a.m. and saw the stranger in her room. She screamed for help and the man fled the home.

Investigators believe the suspect got in through an unlocked front door.

The woman was not able to provide a description of the man.

The other break in was on August 3rd.

A 21-year-old McMaster student was asleep in her Sterling St. home when around a man came into her bedroom through a second floor window around 6 a.m.

She was sexually assaulted and the man took off when she screamed for help.

She could only describe her attacker as wearing a dark hoodie.

Police are asking anyone who may have information that could help police to contact Det. John Tselepakis of the Sexual Assault Unit at 905-540-5545.