Man allegedly cuts hijab off girl near Scarborough school
BY NEWS STAFFPOSTED JAN 12, 2018 9:59 AM EST
LAST UPDATED JAN 12, 2018 AT 11:23 AM EST
LOCAL
Toronto police are investigating after a man allegedly cut a hijab off a young girl.
It happened near Pauline Johnson Public School in the Warden Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East area in Scarborough.
The girl was reportedly on her way to school when the man came up to her and used scissors to cut off her hijab. Police say she was attacked by the same man a second time about 10 minutes later.
There has been no word on if the girl was injured during the attacks.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.
He’s described as a man in his 20s, Asian, medium build, about five-foot-eight-inches and six-foot, with black hair and a moustache. He was last seen wearing glasses, a black hoodie and black pants.
The Toronto District School Board’s Ryan Bird released the following statement:
“A student at Pauline Johnson Public School was assaulted by an unknown male while on her way to school this morning. Toronto Police and the student’s family were immediately contacted by the school. We are shocked to learn of this assault and we will be working closely with police to offer any assistance that we can. In the meantime, we are offering supports to the impacted student and her family.”
Premier Kathleen Wynne tweeted about the incident, calling it a “cowardly act of hatred.”
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/01/12/hijab-attack-scarborough/
BY NEWS STAFFPOSTED JAN 12, 2018 9:59 AM EST
LAST UPDATED JAN 12, 2018 AT 11:23 AM EST
LOCAL
Toronto police are investigating after a man allegedly cut a hijab off a young girl.
It happened near Pauline Johnson Public School in the Warden Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East area in Scarborough.
The girl was reportedly on her way to school when the man came up to her and used scissors to cut off her hijab. Police say she was attacked by the same man a second time about 10 minutes later.
There has been no word on if the girl was injured during the attacks.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.
He’s described as a man in his 20s, Asian, medium build, about five-foot-eight-inches and six-foot, with black hair and a moustache. He was last seen wearing glasses, a black hoodie and black pants.
The Toronto District School Board’s Ryan Bird released the following statement:
“A student at Pauline Johnson Public School was assaulted by an unknown male while on her way to school this morning. Toronto Police and the student’s family were immediately contacted by the school. We are shocked to learn of this assault and we will be working closely with police to offer any assistance that we can. In the meantime, we are offering supports to the impacted student and her family.”
Premier Kathleen Wynne tweeted about the incident, calling it a “cowardly act of hatred.”
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/01/12/hijab-attack-scarborough/