TORONTO – A 45-year-old Toronto man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a motorcyclist by stretching a wire in his path.
Toronto police say the incident took place in the downtown core early Friday, when the suspect allegedly found a pile of wire attached to a pole.
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Police allege the man stretched the wire across the road near a busy downtown intersection, then tightened the wire as the motorcyclist approached.
They say the cyclist was “clotheslined” off his bike.
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Police did not say whether the motorcyclist was injured.
The suspect is charged with one count each of assault with a weapon and mischief endangering life.
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