Toronto police say Toronto Transit Commission operator was slashed with an "edged weapon" at Eglinton station after leaving a washroom early Saturday. David Hopkinson, spokesperson for the Toronto police, said the TTC operator was cut by a man when the operator exited a bathroom, the operator tried to fend off the attacker, and protective gear he or she was wearing took the brunt of the edged weapon. (Mehrdad Nazarahari/CBC)The assailant is described as a white man, about six feet tall, 180 lbs, with shaggy, short brown hair and scruffy facial hair. Susan Sperling, spokesperson for the TTC, said Saturday that the operator suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident. Sperling declined to confirm the age or sex of the victim and declined to say whether the operator was a bus driver, subway operator or collector.

Source: CBC News August 27, 2016 11:45 UTC