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Man sleeping on bench in Nathan Phillips Square killed in ‘unprovoked’ attack, 12-year-old boy and another man arrested: police
Isaiah Byers, 20, and an unidentified 12-year-old face multiple charges including second-degree murder after violent attacks targeting vulnerable individuals over a 3.5-hour span.
- A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man are charged with second-degree murder after a series of unprovoked attacks on homeless people in downtown Toronto left one man dead.
- The accused, one armed with a hammer, assaulted multiple victims, including pushing an old man to the ground after taking his phone.
- Toronto police Deputy Chief Robert Johnson expressed concern over the involvement of such a young accused, calling for intervention to prevent youth crime.
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A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man face several charges including second-degree murder after a homeless person died as a result of several violent attacks against people in downtown Toronto.
Boy, 12, and man charged after unhoused man killed in unprovoked attack, Toronto police say
A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been charged in connection with a series of alleged violent incidents and an unprovoked attack that resulted in the death of an unhoused man in downtown Toronto late last month, police say.
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The Hamilton Spectator‘Just unbelievable’: Homeless man dead after violent spree downtown Toronto, suspects aged 12 and 20 arrested
The victim, who was homeless, was near Bay and Queen streets after 6 a.m. on Aug. 31 when he was attacked with a weapon, unprovoked, police said.
12-Year-Old Boy, Man Face Charges in Deadly Downtown Toronto Attack
A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been charged in connection with an attack involving a hammer that led to the death of a homeless man, as well as a string of violent robberies in downtown Toronto late last month. A 62-year-old man was sleeping on a bench in the Queen Street West and Bay Street area on Aug. 31, just after 6 a.m., when two suspects approached him and attacked him with a weapon, Toronto Police Det.-Sgt. Stacey McCabe to…
Boy, 12, and man charged in 'extremely violent' Toronto crime spree that left one dead
A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a series of violent robberies of homeless or vulnerable people in downtown Toronto last month.
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