A Toronto man has been arrested in connection with a violent purse snatching that sent a victim flying down a set of stairs at Broadview subway station on Monday.
The arrest comes after police released video footage of the incident, which happened just before 7 p.m. on Jan. 23.
According to police, the suspect approached an adult female victim after she entered the station. Police said the suspect grabbed the woman’s purse, causing her to fall down a flight of stairs. In the video, the victim can be seen sailing across the floor after crashing down the stairs, some of her belongings scattering across the ground. The suspect then flees with her purse as she is left to gather herself.
McKinley Manalang, 44, has been charged with robbery, failure to comply with a judicial release and failure to comply with a probation order.The robbery is just one of many of recent incidents of violence to occur on TTC property. This week alone, a
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