Man, 36, charged in unprovoked stabbing of TTC employee
Posted August 16, 2026 9:12 am.
Last Updated August 16, 2026 3:27 pm.
A Toronto man has been charged in connection with the unprovoked stabbing of a TTC employee on Friday.
According to investigators, an on-duty electrical worker was taking a break in the Bloor-Yonge area shortly after 8 a.m.
It is alleged that 36-year-old Anthony Christopher David McLaughlin approached the employee from behind and stabbed him before fleeing the area.
The victim was transported to hospital by paramedics with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. He is now home recovering.
On Saturday, police say McLaughlin turned himself in to police. He was arrested and charged with two offences, including assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
“Our employees’ safety is paramount and incidents of violence against TTC workers in the line of duty are completely unacceptable,” TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali, wrote in a statement on Friday.
“Recent changes to the Criminal Code strengthened how assaults on public transit workers are treated, reinforcing that violence against transit workers is never acceptable,” he added.
