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14-year-old boy charged after Toronto transit operator stabbed multiple times: police

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TTC driver stabbed over fare dispute
TTC operator stabbed following fare dispute. – Feb 16, 2022

A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a TTC operator was stabbed multiple times on Wednesday, Toronto police say.

Police said officers responded to the area of Keele Street and Gulliver Road shortly before 1 p.m.

Duty Insp. Richard Harris told reporters Wednesday that the victim, a man in his early 50s, was stabbed as a result of a fare dispute.

He said the operator got into an argument with four to five people, stopped the bus, and was stabbed outside of the vehicle.

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Harris said the “individual who committed the stabbing is a young male.”

In a news release issued Thursday, police said the group attacked the victim and during the attack, he was stabbed.

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A 14-year-old Toronto boy has been charged with aggravated assault. He appeared in court Thursday.

The scene of the stabbing on Wednesday. Phil Pang / Global News

Police said they’re still seeking two other teen suspects.

The operator was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but is expected to make a full recovery, police said.

Anyone with information on the incident is being asked to contact investigators at 416-808-1200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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