Joao Camarada. (Photo courtesy of the London Police Service)Joao Camarada. (Photo courtesy of the London Police Service)
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Man jumps out, chases woman in London

A London man has been charged after a woman was forced to flee in fear as she was chased in the Hamilton Road area.

The London Police Service said on Monday at around 12:30 a.m., the woman was walking along Hamilton Road near Rectory Street when a man who has been hiding in wait lunged at her. He then chased the woman as she ran from him.

The woman was able to get away and flee into a building. She was not injured.

As a result of an investigation, 44-year-old Joao Camarada of London has been charged with one count of criminal harassment by watching and besetting.  He has been released from custody with a court date set for January 3, 2020.

Anyone with further information regarding this incident, or who may have been victim to a similar incident, is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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