The suspect in a subway stabbing that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon has been arrested. On Friday, Toronto police located the wanted man and took him into custody. Moses Lewin, 25, of no fixed address has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and two counts of
The suspect in a subway stabbing that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon has been arrested.
On Friday, Toronto police located the wanted man and took him into custody.
Moses Lewin, 25, of no fixed address has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and two counts of failure to comply with release order.
Out on bail at the time of the stabbing, the details of his previous legal troubles are not currently known.
Lewin allegedly pulled out a knife and used it on another man during a fight on the crowded train that was caught on video.
The video shows the suspect appear to stab another man as they fought. As a blood stain spreads through the victim’s shirt, he begins to run, yelling for help.
The suspect, knife in hand, chases him down the subway train as commuters scramble and scream. What happens next is not captured on camera, but a woman could be heard yelling, “He’s stabbing him up, he’s killing him.”
Police confirmed they were called to Eglinton Station at around 12:30 p.m., and located the victim on scene with multiple stab wounds.
Police later said the victim’s condition was upgraded to stable at hospital.
The end of the video showed the suspect casually leave the scene, walking along the platform at Eglinton Station in a nonchalant manner.
Toronto Police Duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski called it an “isolated incident” stemming from a verbal disagreement.
“This is not believed to be random,” she said in an update Thursday night, adding that it’s unclear if the two were known to each other prior to the confrontation.
With files from Michael Talbot.
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