A suspect has been arrested after a man was randomly punched in the face while waiting for a subway train in Toronto, police say.
Toronto police issued a news release about the March 6 incident on Wednesday.
Police said the victim and a suspect were waiting for a train on the eastbound platform at Islington subway station when the suspect “suddenly and without provocation, punched the victim in the face.”
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The victim and suspect did not know each other, police added.
The man who was punched went to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Police said Wednesday that Toronto resident Jeffrey Lovell, 42, was wanted.
“He is considered violent. If located, do not approach. Call 9-1-1 immediately,” police said at the time.
In an update on Thursday, police said Lovell had been arrested and charged with assault.
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