Cops release suspicious footage in TTC attack on 85-year-old woman
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New footage has emerged of a suspect wanted for Thursday’s heartless attack on an elderly woman at the TTC Kipling station.
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And Toronto police are hoping the public can help identify the man.
Cops say officers responded to the Kipling subway station around 11:15 a.m. after an unidentified man assaulted an 85-year-old woman, sending her to hospital with injuries.
Investigators identified a suspect through video footage from security cameras.
The suspect is described as six feet tall and wearing dark clothing.
The unprovoked attack was just the latest violent incident to occur on the city’s transit system.
JUNE 19: A woman in her 20s was doused with flammable liquid on a TTC bus and set on fire. She died 19 days later. Cops suspect the attack was motivated by hate.
JUNE 27: A 49-year-old man was assaulted outside Victoria Park TTC station following a verbal altercation. He suffered serious injuries.
JUNE 4: A passenger was robbed at Don Mills station and two suspects made off with his mobile phone.
JUNE 30: A teenage girl was sexually assaulted after exiting a TTC bus in the area of McCowan Rd. and Finch Avenue E.
Additionally, a woman was pushed onto the subway tracks in April.
Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the suspect sought in the latest attack on TTC property is asked to call police at 416-808-2200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1- 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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