Toronto police have arrested a man accused of yelling anti-Chinese slurs at two people and threatening to kill them.
Police said the victims were in a coffee shop near Bloor Street West and Keele Street on Wednesday when the suspect entered and allegedly yelled slurs at them.
When the victims left the shop, the suspect followed and raised a wooden stick above his head while making death threats, police allege.
Officers responded, and the suspect was later arrested.
In a news release on Thursday, they identified the suspect as 37-year-old Hesameddin Bazargan of Toronto.
He has been charged with two counts of offence motivated by hatred relating to assault with a weapon, two counts of offence motivated by hatred relating to uttering death threats, and one count of failure to comply with a release order.
