A 59-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly yelled racial slurs at another person in Etobicoke and then tried to assault them with a large stick, police say.
The incident happened in the Royal York Road and Mimico Avenue area at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Police say that the accused also uttered threats toward the victim.
A suspect, identified as Joseph Drysdale, has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of uttering threats.
Police say that the incident is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence.
