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Toronto subway station stabbing suspect arrested

A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Police in Toronto have confirmed the arrest of a man accused of stabbing a rider at a subway station in May.

The stabbing was reported just after 6 a.m. on May 27 at Sheppard West Subway station on the Toronto subway’s Line 1.

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One person walking inside the station felt they were being followed, police said. A man then allegedly attacked them, unprovoked, with a sharp weapon.

The victim ended up in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

On Wednesday, police announced a 27-year-old man had been arrested. He was charged with possession of a weapon, assault with a weapon and two counts of breaching his probation.

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