A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection two separate stabbings on the TTC this weekend.
The first stabbing occurred at around 3:40 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Islington Avenue and Winnipeg Road, near Bloor Street West.
According to police, the man boarded a TTC bus in the area and was involved in a verbal altercation with the driver of the bus.
At one point, police allege the suspect broke the head off of a toothbrush and stabbed the driver in the cheek.
The man fled the area southbound on Islington Avenue.
About 12 hours later, police say the same suspect stabbed a 46-year-old man at Spadina Station in what was described as an unprovoked attack.
Police say the suspect approached the victim from behind in a pedestrian tunnel and stabbed him with an unknown object before fleeing the station.
Investigators announced Tuesday morning that 22-year-old Liam Mitchell McCallum, of no fixed address, had been arrested in connection with the case.
Police say he is facing a “number of charges” but have not stated what the charges will be.
More details are expected to be released later this morning.
