Toronto Police Service officers have arrested a Toronto man after an alleged hate-motivated incident in Toronto’s west end on Wednesday.
Investigators say two people were in a coffee shop in the Bloor Street West and Keele Street area when the suspect entered and started yelling anti-Chinese slurs at them.
“The victims exited the coffee shop and were followed by the accused, who raised a wooden stick above his head, threatened to kill them, and continued directing anti-Chinese racial slurs at both the victims,” a police release alleges.
The suspect, Hesameddin Bazargan, 37, was later located and arrested.
He’s facing two counts of offence motivated by hatred, relating to assault with a weapon and two counts of offence motivated by hatred, relating to uttering death threats.
He was also charged with failure to comply with a release order.