Toronto police have arrested and charged a woman in a suspected hate-motivated assault at Finch West station last summer.
Police say two people exited a TTC bus at Finch West station just after 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2024, when the suspect allegedly hit the victim in the face with an object, causing them to bleed.
Investigators say the suspect directed death threats and used anti-Indian slurs towards the victim during the assault.
The victim, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and the suspect were not known to each other.
On May 10, 2025, authorities arrested 34-year-old Shevon Cooke. She’s been charged with assault with a weapon or imitation weapon and uttering threats/death.
The investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence, police said.
The woman was expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
With files from John Marchesan of CityNews
