Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Suspect in Random Downtown Toronto Homeless Attacks

Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Suspect in Random Downtown Toronto Homeless Attacks
The Toronto skyline in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin
Marnie Cathcart
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After a five-day search by police, a suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with two random unprovoked attacks on homeless people in the downtown Toronto core.

Two unrelated victims, ranging in age from their late-30s to mid-40s, were approached by a man holding what police called an “edged weapon.” They were slashed on the right side of the face. Police had warned homeless shelters about the random attacks just hours before the arrest was made.