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Toronto police charge suspect in New Year’s Day assault case

Click to play video: 'Video appears to show violent New Year’s Day assault in downtown Toronto'
Video appears to show violent New Year’s Day assault in downtown Toronto
WARNING: Some viewers may find this video disturbing. A video shared with Global News appears to show a violent assault on Queen Street West early Tuesday morning – Jan 2, 2019

Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a New Year’s Day assault case.

Police say that on Jan. 1 at about 12:30 a.m. a 36-year-old man was walking on Queen Street near Bathurst when he got into an altercation with two other men.

They say the man was punched and fell to the ground unconscious, where he was then punched a second time before two suspects fled the scene in a newer model Dodge Charger.

Police say 35-year-old Keron Alvarez of Toronto was arrested on Friday and charged with aggravated assault.

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He’s due to appear in court Saturday morning.

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Police, meantime, say they are continuing to look for a second suspect.

Toronto police say they are still searching for the suspect in connection with the assault. Toronto Police / Handout

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