12-Year-Old Boy, Man Face Charges in Deadly Downtown Toronto Attack

Toronto police said the 62-year-old man is dead after was being attacked with a hammer on Aug. 31 by two suspects who are also alleged to have committed a series of violent attacks that morning. Police have released a projected timeline and map of the attacks. Toronto Police handout photo

A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been charged in connection with an attack involving a hammer that led to the death of a homeless man, as well as a string of violent robberies in downtown Toronto late last month.

A 62-year-old man was sleeping on a bench in the Queen Street West and Bay Street area on Aug. 31, just after 6 a.m., when two suspects approached him and attacked him with a weapon, Toronto Police Det.-Sgt. Stacey McCabe told reporters during a Sept. 15 press conference.