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Man, 43, arrested after employee stabbed during robbery at Toronto bank: police

A logo at the Toronto Police Services headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. CKL

A 43-year-old Toronto man has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery investigation, police say.

Toronto police said on June 27, just before 1 p.m., officer received a report of a hold-up in the Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue area.

Police said a man entered the bank wearing a mask and a hoodie.

Officers allege he pulled out a large knife, demanded cash and jumped over the counter.

“He approached a bank employee making a demand for cash,” police said in a news release. “The employee took cash out of their wallet and offered it to him.”

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Officers said the suspect then allegedly “stabbed the employee multiple times” before jumping back over the counter and fleeing through the emergency exit at the back of the bank.

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According to police, on Tuesday, 43-year-old Mark Webster from Toronto was arrested.

He has been charged with several offences including two counts of robbery with an offensive weapon, two counts of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, weapons dangerous and disguise with intent.

Officers said he was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

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