A 37-year-old man from Richmond Hill has been charged with assault and mischief in connection with a suspected hate-motivated incident at a mosque in Markham.
The alleged incident happened on Sunday near Bayview and Proctor avenues, which is north of Steeles Avenue East.
They said that a crowd formed outside the mosque and that the suspect assaulted several people before driving away.Mohssen Bayani, 47, of Richmond Hill, was arrested on April 10 around 8 p.m. He has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of mischief under $5,000. Bayani was released from custody and is set to appear in court on May 17.
It should be noted that police do not believe that this incident is connected to another similar occurrence at a different mosque in Markham on April 6. On April 7, police arrested Sharan Karunkaran and charged him with uttering threats, assault with a weapon, and dangerous driving.
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