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Charges laid after alleged hate-motivated attack on Muslim hotel employee: Ontario police
A verbal dispute escalated into a violent assault after the suspect's credit card was declined and he learned the employee was Muslim, police said.
- On Oct. 8, 2025, York Regional Police charged Geethansan Sriranjan, 31, of Toronto, with assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats in an alleged hate-motivated attack.
- Police allege the intoxicated hotel guest became aggressive after the guest's declined credit card and a verbal altercation ensued when he learned the hotel employee was Muslim.
- Police allege the suspect threatened to kill the 54-year-old hotel employee, chased him to a room and violently attacked him; York Regional Police officers found the injured worker and arrested the suspect nearby.
- Amira Elghawaby called the assault "absolutely horrifying and vicious," the NCCM said it is in touch with the victim's family and urged change, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed to fight Islamophobia.
- Police say the investigation remains ongoing and York Regional Police urged residents and potential witnesses to report information, noting the charges have not been tested in court.
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According to the York Regional Police near Toronto, the behaviour of the suspect changed when he learned that the victim, a hotel employee, was Muslim.
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Man charged in hate-motivated attack on Muslim hotel employee: York Region police
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