Toronto Police Searching for Suspect in Alleged Assault of Woman Holding Image of Israeli Hostage

Published on November 29, 2023

Toronto police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an assault on a woman who was confronted while holding a Canadian flag and an image of an Israeli hostage. The incident happened in the area of University Avenue and College Street on Oct. 29, according to a police news release. The female victim was standing on the sidewalk “observing a demonstration,” police said. At the time, she was holding a Canadian flag and a poster of an Israeli hostage when the suspect and four or five other men surrounded and yelled at her, the release said. The suspect then punched the woman, ripped up the poster, and stomped on her Canadian flag, according to police reports....