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Suspect sought after 15-year-old boy assaulted on Toronto transit bus, police say

Police say they're trying to identify this man. Handout / Toronto Police

Toronto police say they’re looking to identify a suspect after a 15-year-old boy was assaulted on a TTC bus last week.

Police said in a news release Monday that on Dec. 14 at 4:14 p.m., officers responded to a call in the area of Sloane Avenue and Tinder Crescent for an assault on board a TTC bus.

The statement said a 15-year-old boy was sitting at the back of a Route 91 Northbound bus with his friends, passing the area of O’Connor Drive and St. Clair Avenue East.

A man who was seated behind the group “suddenly stood up and assaulted the boy,” police said.

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The man then reportedly got off the bus at Sloane Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East.

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Police described the suspect as 20 to 30 years old, five-foot-11 in height, with a thin build. He was reportedly wearing glasses, an Adidas hoodie, a black puffy jacket, black/grey pants and construction boots. Police said he was also carrying a neon yellow construction jacket and had a grey and black backpack.

Officers released an image of a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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