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Former CBC producer dies after random assault in Toronto

No arrests have been made

An image released by Toronto Police of a man wanted in an assault on Jan. 24, 2023 along Danforth Ave. near Jones Ave. that led to the death of Michael Finlay.
An image released by Toronto Police of a man wanted in an assault on Jan. 24, 2023 along Danforth Ave. near Jones Ave. that led to the death of Michael Finlay. Photo by Handout /TPS

Toronto Police were already searching for the thug who pushed a man to the ground on Danforth Ave. on Jan 28 and put him in hospital.

Now that the victim has died, the question is will the original assault investigation be upgraded to a homicide?

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The man who died is well-respected longtime CBC radio producer Michael Finlay, who was merely out walking on Danforth Ave. near Jones Ave. when he was pushed face first to the ground, sustaining major injuries.

He died Tuesday. No arrests have been made.

Friends say his CBC colleagues are devastated by the loss of the popular producer who won awards for documentaries and retired from CBC in 2010 after 31 years.