Suspect sought after unprovoked hammer attack near Yonge and Bloor
Posted July 27, 2018 5:58 pm.
Last Updated July 27, 2018 6:05 pm.
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Police in Toronto have released surveillance images to help identify a suspect in a hammer attack near a busy downtown intersection.
Investigators say the victim left the Bloor-Yonge subway station on March 14 and walked about one block south of the intersection.
It’s alleged a man approached him from behind and struck him in the head with a hammer.
Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the unprovoked attack.
The suspect is described as five feet nine inches tall, 45 to 60 years old, with a large build and a thick white and black beard.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
