Man in custody after alleged sex assault on SkyTrain

A 56-year-old man is in custody after a young woman was allegedly sexually assaulted twice while riding the SkyTrain early Saturday morning.

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a 21-year-old woman was attacked on the SkyTrain between the Broadway and Joyce Street stations just after 12:00 a.m., and again at the Joyce Street station bus loop.

Aman was taken into custody soon afterby Vancouver Police Department officers.

It's not knownif the womansuffered injuries from the alleged assaults.

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