Toronto police have charged a 24-year-old man with attempted murder after officers allege the accused broke into an apartment on Valentine’s Day and attacked a woman in the west end.
Police said officers were called near Weston Road and Oak Street, south of Highway 401, at around 1:30 p.m. with reports of a violent assault.
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Investigators alleged a man broke into an apartment building and violently attacked a woman before fleeing the scene.
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The man and the victim are known to each other, police said.
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Officers said Samuel Smith was arrested and charged with several offences, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, threatening death and breaking and entering.
He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom Thursday morning
— With files from Jessica Patton
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