Three males, aged 16, 18 and 19, have been charged with hate-motivated offences following two alleged assaults on Barrie Transit buses in Ontario on November 8. In the first incident, a 26-year-old passenger was reportedly pushed and slapped while being subjected to derogatory comments. About an hour later, the same group allegedly targeted a 22-year-old Sikh passenger, forcibly removed his turban and poured beer on him.
Police said the second victim’s phone was also thrown to the ground when he tried to call for help, before two suspects restrained him and another punched him in the face and upper body. Officers located the suspects in a taxi shortly before 9 p.m. and arrested all three. Neither victim suffered serious injuries, and each accused has been charged with an offence motivated by hatred under Canada’s Criminal Code.(Parwasi Media)