Toronto police have charged a suspect following an alleged antisemitic assault in the Lawrence Manor area in North York.
It happened near Bathurst Street and Baycrest Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, during the Jewish sabbath and high holiday period.
According to police, the suspect was a passenger in a moving vehicle when he assaulted a victim who was walking on the sidewalk, and also directed racial slurs toward them.
Police said the victim was identifiable as a Jewish person at the time of the assault.
“This investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence,” police said.
Investigators released photos of a suspect on Nov. 11 in an effort to identify him.
Police said Friday that 21-year-old Junhee Jeong was arrested on Nov. 12 and has since been charged with assault.
He is scheduled to make a court appearance on Jan. 7.
