WHITBY, Ont. – Durham regional police say they’ve charged a 57-year-old man in what they’re calling a hate-related assault in a Whitby park.
It’s alleged a man approached a 22-year-old Muslim man in a washroom at Heydenshore Park last Saturday night and made several hate-related threats.
Investigators say the victim was punched, causing minor injuries, and the assailant fled on a bicycle.
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Police say tips from the public led to the arrest.
They say a man — of no fixed address — is charged with assault.
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