12-year-old boy and man arrested in fatal, unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto: police | CBC News
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12-year-old boy and man arrested in fatal, unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto: police | CBC News
"A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested in connection to a series of violent robberies and an unprovoked attack that resulted in the death of a man in downtown Toronto late last month. Toronto police said the 62-year-old male victim was in the Queen Street West and Bay Street area on August 31 when the suspects approached him and attacked him with a weapon. The suspects then fled the area, police said."
"The victim attended a hospital with serious injuries and was released. On Sept. 4, the victim was located at the scene without vital signs, and succumbed to his injuries, police said. Police said the victim's cause of death was determined to be related to the attack from earlier that week. Det. Sgt. Stacey McCabe said in a news conference Monday that the incident was part of a series of violent attacks targeting vulnerable individuals that took place on the morning of August 31 in the downtown core."
"A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were arrested and both charged with second-degree-murder, two counts of assault with a weapon and aggravated assault."
A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were arrested in connection with a series of violent robberies and an unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto. The 62-year-old male victim was attacked with a weapon in the Queen Street West and Bay Street area on August 31 and initially attended hospital with serious injuries before being released. On Sept. 4 the victim was found without vital signs and later succumbed to injuries related to the earlier attack. Police identified the incident as part of multiple violent attacks targeting vulnerable individuals on the morning of August 31. Both suspects face charges including second-degree murder, two counts of assault with a weapon, and aggravated assault.
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