Police are seeking to identify a man wanted in connection with a hate-motivated assault in Toronto.
Toronto police said on Wednesday, at around 8:30 a.m., officers received a report of an assault at the TTC Bloor-Yonge Subway Station.
According to police, a man allegedly struck a victim in the head, causing the victim’s religious head covering to fall to the ground.
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“The man made derogatory comments towards the victim and left the area,” police alleged in a news release.
Officers are now searching for a man who was seen wearing a blue hat and a black jacket. He was carrying a black bag.
Police said the incident is being treated as a “suspected hate motivated offence.”
The TTC said in a tweet it condemned the incident “in the strongest possible terms,” adding that “the safety of customers and employees is paramount to all we do.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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