Overview
- York Regional Police charged 31-year-old Geethansan Sriranjan of Toronto with assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats.
- Officers responded shortly after 3 a.m. on Sept. 28 to a hotel near Highway 7 East and Commerce Valley Drive West and arrested a suspect nearby.
- Investigators allege the guest threatened to kill the 54-year-old employee and attacked him after learning he is Muslim.
- The NCCM and the victim’s family say he suffered catastrophic head and facial injuries, his jaw is wired shut, and he may face permanent vision loss.
- Canada’s anti-Islamophobia envoy and local officials condemned the violence, while police continue a hate-motivation probe and appeal for information.