Toronto man arrested in suspected hate-motivated assault of security guard
Posted January 3, 2024 1:37 pm.
Last Updated January 3, 2024 2:04 pm.
A Toronto man has been arrested in a suspected hate-motivated assault involving a security guard in the city’s downtown core.
Police were called to the Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street area at around 3 p.m. on Dec. 30 for reports of an assault.
It’s alleged that the suspect was loitering in a building when the victim, who was working as a security guard, asked him to exit the premises.
Police said the suspect refused to leave, uttered racial slurs and assaulted the victim with a weapon.
On Wednesday, authorities said 60-year-old Timothy Eaton of Toronto has been charged with two counts of uttering threats/death or bodily harm, assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous.
Eaton was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
