A man allegedly stabbed a person in the back multiple times in Scarborough in October and Toronto police are searching for the suspect.

The incident happened on Oct. 25, at around 6 p.m., in the area of Kingston and Galloway roads.

Officers say a man approached the victim from behind, stabbed them “several times” before taking off.

The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police describe the suspect as between 30 to 35 years old and five-foot-eight to five-foot-ten with a slim build and black hair. At the time, he was wearing a blue hooded sweater, gray pants, black rimmed glasses, and dark-coloured boots.

Police ask anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-4300 or leave an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.