Peel Police say the November attack on a Mississauga woman on the doorstep of her home was committed by a man with a crossbow posing as a delivery person. The woman, 44, has life altering injuries from the attack which police say was intended to kill her. The police release says:
On November 7, 2018, at approximately 8 p.m., emergency services responded to a residence on Bayberry Drive in the City of Mississauga, in regards to an injured person. Upon arrival, a 44-year-old woman was located suffering from life-threatening injuries and was transported to a trauma centre.
It has since been determined that the victim answered the front door of her residence and was met by the suspect who was carrying a large box and posing as a delivery man. After a brief conversation, the suspect shot the victim with an arrow using a crossbow that was concealed inside of the box. The suspect then fled the area.
On November 8, 2018 investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Forensic Identification Services conducted a search warrant at the residence and collected evidence of the crime, including an arrow that is believed to have caused the injury to the woman as well as surveillance footage which captured images of the suspect and the incident. The arrow used in this incident is designed to hunt large game such as moose and deer and inflict the maximum amount of damage possible.
