The accused in an unprovoked stabbing on a subway train earlier this week has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance on Monday.
Cassim Celani Cummings, 20, made a brief appearance at Old City Hall on Saturday morning to answer to seven charges, including attempted murder.
Clad in an orange prison suit, Cummings did not speak during the appearance and stared straight ahead as the charges were read.
Cummings was subsequently ordered not to have any contact with the victim, who remains in hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and the crown and defence both agreed to set the matter aside until Monday.
Stabbing believed to be random
The stabbing occurred on a train that was heading south on the Yonge-University-Spadina line approaching Davisville Station at about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Police previously told CP24 that the suspect was walking through the train and bothering other passengers when he began to talk to the victim, who was sitting alone.
Moments later, the victim was slashed across the neck when he stood up and told the suspect to leave him and others alone, police said.
“This was unprovoked,” Det. Sgt. Dan Sabadics told CP24 Friday. “It wasn’t targeted by any stretch.”
The suspect fled once the passenger assistance alarm was activated and the train was stopped at Davisville Station.
Cummings was then arrested Friday morning following a massive manhunt.
At the time police said they believed the suspect is also responsible for a number of other unprovoked attacks throughout Toronto, however on Saturday Det. Sgt. Dan Sabadics told CP24 that no additional charges have been laid as of yet.
