Toronto police release images of suspect in unprovoked assault on TTC subway train

Police say the man in the photos is wanted for assault. (Toronto Police Service)

Toronto police have released images of a suspect wanted in connection with an unprovoked assault on board a TTC train.

Police said they got a call for an assault at Cedarvale Station, formerly known as Eglinton West Station, on the morning of Dec. 1.

A man on board a southbound train on Line 1 fell asleep and woke up to a suspect allegedly assaulting him.

Police said the suspect repeatedly assaulted the victim.

He later fled, leaving the victim with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They noted that the victim did not know the suspect.

In a news release on Thursday, police described the suspect as a man between 35 and 45 years old with a dark moustache and beard. He was last seen wearing a black toque with a small white decal on the right side, a black-hooded winter jacket, light coloured baggy pants, and black shoes.

Police are asking anyone who can identify the suspect and pinpoint his location to contact them at 416-808-1300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).