Man assaulted after pair breaks into Dauphin, Man., home

RCMP in Dauphin, Man., are looking for two people forced their way into a home and assaulted a man earlier this month.

The incident happened on Oct. 16 at about 1:50 a.m., Dauphin RCMP said Monday.

Two men forced their way through a door and assaulted a 65-year-old man, police said. He was taken to hospital, treated for his injuries and released.

Police said the two peopleboth have slender builds and are about six feet tall. Both were wearing hooded jackets, one grey and the other black, RCMP said.

"This appears to be an isolated incident," Dauphin RCMP detachment commander Staff Sgt. Nolan Suss said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020 or Crime Stoppers.

Dauphin is about 250 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.