Toronto man, 42, charged with attempted murder after stabbings on TTC streetcar

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A 42-year-old Toronto man is facing 13 charges, including attempted murder, after a man and a woman were stabbed on a TTC streetcar Monday morning at about 8:25 a.m. in the College-Bathurst Sts. area.

Cops said the accused and the female victim, who is in her 30s, are known to each other and became involved in an argument on the streetcar.

The accused allegedly attempted to pull the victim off the streetcar, but the second victim, a man in his 60s, tried to intervene and both were stabbed.

Cops said both victims were taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the accused was arrested a short time later.

Patrick St. Dennis also faces two counts each of assault, assault with a weapon, failure to comply with a release order and breach of probation and one count each of theft under $5,000, uttering threats, assault cause bodily harm and possession of a weapon.

TTC chief executive Mandeep Lali said they were aware of the incident, which occurred on the 506 Carlton streetcar, adding the safety of “everyone on our system is paramount.

“I have reached out (to) @TorontoPolice to offer our full support as they investigate this incident,” Lali said on social media. “While the circumstances leading to this are under investigation, I share everyone’s concerns when something like this happens on TTC property. We extend our thoughts to the victims and anyone who witnessed it. We encourage anyone with information to share it with police.”

Anyone with information can contact police at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.

Meanwhile, at about 8:39 a.m. on Monday, Toronto Police reported a second stabbing of a single victim in the Wilson Ave.-Ancaster Rd. area.

Cops said the victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A suspect was in custody, although it was unclear if there were any charges, and there was a heavy police presence in the area.