Two Charged in Broadview Streetcar Stabbing as Transit Safety Concerns Grow
Authorities continue their probe into a spike of downtown stabbings after laying charges in Monday’s Broadview streetcar attack.
Overview
- Gullu Jiwani, 72, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and aggravated assault for the August 5 stabbing aboard a TTC streetcar near Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East.
- Sabrina Young, 31, the injured woman, faces two counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon and disobeying a court order for alleged attacks at Broadview Station earlier the same day.
- Police say Jiwani and Young did not know each other before the physical altercation that led to the stabbing onboard the streetcar.
- Young was treated at a hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries after exiting the vehicle and seeking help nearby.
- The Toronto Police Service is appealing for dashcam and surveillance footage to bolster its ongoing investigation into a series of downtown stabbings.