Toronto police have released images of a suspect who allegedly assaulted a woman wearing a hijab on a Durham Region Transit bus in Scarborough on Monday.
Police are investigating it as a suspected hate-motivated assault. The incident was captured on video and was posted on social media by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM).
“We are outraged by a recent incident of Islamophobia that occurred on the Durham Transit,” the NCCM said.
We are outraged by a recent incident of Islamophobia that occurred on the Durham Transit. A hijabi women travelling between Scarborough and Ajax was allegedly both verbally and physically assaulted.
A man allegedly began yelling at her telling her to “f*** off, “b****, don’t sit… pic.twitter.com/EgAlXbKWv2
— NCCM (@nccm) April 15, 2026
