The Canada Brief

Canada · 19 d ago

Toronto police car

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Suspect in assault at a Toronto protest turns himself in

Yonge and Grosvenor streets

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto police's hate crime unit alleges that Martin Salgatar, 20, of Mississauga, Ontario, attacked a man from behind without provocation while walking in an anti-Israel demonstration near Yonge and Grosvenor streets.

Police said the blows knocked the man to the ground and injured his face and leg. Video shared on social media appeared to show other protesters trying to stop the attacker.

What happened next

Salgatar turned himself in after a screenshot of the suspect's face, taken from the video, circulated on Monday.