Toronto police say a woman was injured after she was slashed across the face on TTC’s Spadina subway station and officers are looking for three suspects.
Emergency crews were called to the subway station at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Investigators said the woman sustained minor injuries to her face from a slashing. They also initially said the incident was an unprovoked attack.
However, in a later update police said the woman was involved in a verbal dispute with three people who were not known to her.
Police allege a male suspect spat on her face and repeatedly pushed her. A male suspect then took out a knife and slashed the woman on her face, police allege.
The three suspects, two males and one female, fled the subway station.
One male suspect is described as about five-feet-ten inches tall,140 pounds, with a slim build, and black puffy hair. He was last seen wearing a grey jacket with a fur hood, a grey sweater, a blue mask, grey sweat pants, black running shoes. He was carrying a six inch knife with a jagged edge, police said.
The second male suspect is described as five-feet-seven inches tall, 130 pounds, about 16 to 19-years-old, with a slim build, and short black puffy hair. He was last seen wearing a black winter jacket, a grey hooded sweater, black jeans, black and white running shoes, and a white mask.
The third suspect is described as a female teenager, about 14 to 17 years old, about five-feet-four inches tall, 120 pounds with a slim build, long black hair in a pony tail. She was wearing a black puffy jacket, grey sweat pants, white and black running shoes, carrying a large brown leather purse with gold straps.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
In a statement emailed to Global News, the TTC said the commission’s “thoughts are with the individual, and their family during this difficult time; and we wish them a quick and rull recovery.”
“We are assisting police in any way we can with their investigation,” the statement said.
The TTC said it “remains committed to working with our City of Toronto partners and unions on ways we can all make the TTC as safe as possible.”
The commission also said it is part of “ongoing meetings” with the city, stakeholders and union representatives to discuss “community safety and security on the system.”
-with files from Global News’ Hannah Jackson