Man wanted in unprovoked, random stabbing of woman in Mississauga

Police are searching for a man wanted in an unprovoked, random attack against a woman in Mississauga that left her with critical injuries.

Investigators say the woman got off a bus near Eglinton Avenue and Hurontario Street just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday. A man followed her off the bus and stabbed her before fleeing the scene on foot.

The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where her condition was stabilized.

“At this time, it is believed that the suspect is not known to the victim and that this was random,” police said in a release on Sunday.

Surveillance images of the man have been released. He’s described as five-feet-nine with a thin build, dark complexion, short dark hair with a receding hairline and a full beard. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black North Face coat, black shoes, black sunglasses, a black backpack, white wired headphones and a ring on his left hand.

Investigators say if anyone was in the area between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on May 10 and witnessed an altercation between a man and a woman, they are asked to contact police.