Man charged in brutal attack of woman walking home alone

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Samuel Lucky Imoa Aniseko, 19, is charged with assaulting a woman in West Valley City.

Aniseko is accused of attacking the woman on Aug. 27 after following her.

Prosecutors are looking at whether Aniseko can be linked to a similar July assault.

WEST VALLEY CITY — A 19-year-old West Valley man accused of attacking a woman walking home alone has been charged. And investigators say the man may be linked to a separate similar attack.

Samuel Lucky Imoa Aniseko, 19, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies.

"The defendant in this matter, while down the street, observed a female walking alone and took that as an opportunity to pounce on the victim, literally. (He) approached the vi