Toronto police have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with a suspected hate-motivated assault in the city’s east end. Police said the victim was working in the area of Danforth and Logan avenues on Tuesday when the suspect approached him. The suspect allegedly directed anti-immigrant and anti-South Asian remarks at the victim and then assaulted him. Police said the victim called 911, and officers arrested the suspect at the scene. In a news release on Wednesday, they identified the suspect as 43-year-old Christopher Lawson of Toronto. He has been charged with offence motivated by hatred related to an assault with a weapon and breach of probation.
