On April 11, a person travelling on a Toronto Transit Fee (TTC) bus was approached by one other man who then stabbed him, the newest of many incidents of TTC violence.
The wound was not deadly and the sufferer remains to be in hospital, Toronto Police Service media relations officer Shannon Eames advised The Epoch Occasions by way of e mail. She mentioned it’s unknown whether or not the sufferer and suspect knew one another. “That’s nonetheless being investigated at the moment.”
The bus was heading westbound on Eglinton Avenue and the suspect exited the bus at Black Creek Drive and Eglinton Avenue West. The assault occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Police launched pictures of the suspect on April 13, hoping for the general public’s assist figuring out him.
The suspect is described as about six ft tall and 18–20 years previous. He was final seen carrying a black hooded sweatshirt and black denims.
Noon Sexual Assault on TTC
On April 11, Toronto police launched the photographs of one other man, who is needed for a sexual assault on a TTC bus that occurred on the afternoon of April 5.
A 17-year-old girl was assaulted on an eastbound TTC bus she boarded within the Pharmacy Avenue/Lawrence Avenue East space. The person exited within the Markham Street/Lawrence Avenue East space.
He’s described as 5’11” and he was carrying a blue surgical masks, black jacket, gray sweater, Nike trainers, and was carrying a black Beneath Armour backpack.
Development of Violence
A TTC report launched in February confirmed 1,068 violent incidents in 2022, up 46 % from the earlier yr.
On March 25, 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes was fatally stabbed on the Keele Road subway station. Toronto Police say the assault was unprovoked.
Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, 22, has been charged with first diploma homicide within the stabbing.
