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Woman sought in ‘life-altering’ assault on woman on Danforth: Toronto cops

The 62-year-old was treated in hospital

An image released by Toronto Police of a woman wanted in the assault of another woman on Danforth Ave. on Nov. 27, 2022.
An image released by Toronto Police of a woman wanted in the assault of another woman on Danforth Ave. on Nov. 27, 2022. Photo by Handout /TPS

Toronto Police are looking for help to identify a woman wanted in an attack on another woman in the city’s east end.

On Sunday at 9 a.m., police say a 62-year-old woman was walking westbound on the north sidewalk of Danforth Ave., just west of Rhodes Ave., when she was attacked without warning by a woman.

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The attacked used both hands to knock the victim to the ground and then fled, cops say.

The victim was treated in hospital for “life-altering injuries.”

An image released by Toronto Police of a woman wanted in the assault of another woman on Danforth Ave. on Nov. 27, 2022.
An image released by Toronto Police of a woman wanted in the assault of another woman on Danforth Ave. on Nov. 27, 2022.

The wanted woman is described as between 30 to 40 years old with dark hair and was wearing a white hooded sweater under a yellow puffy jacket, blue jeans, and orange running shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).