A 53-year-old Toronto woman accused of spraying a three-year-old boy with an "acidic substance" at a west-end movie theatre made her first appearance in court today to face the charges against her.

A 53-year-old Toronto woman faces five charges in connection with an assault with a weapon investigation, after a three-year-old boy was sprayed with an "acidic substance" while waiting in line with his father at a west-end movie theatre on Saturday.