Police are on the hunt for a 26-year-old Toronto man after a person was confined to an apartment and choked by an assailant.
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Toronto Police said they responded on Friday to a call about unknown trouble in the Warden Ave.-St. Clair Ave. E area, where an attacker choked, threatened to kill and assaulted the victim “multiple times.”
Police said the victim had been confined to their apartment, but was able to escape and call authorities for help.
The assailant fled from the area before the police arrived.
Phoenix Macrae-Therien is wanted for forcible confinement, assault, assault/choking, uttering threats and three counts of assault with a weapon. Police urged anyone with information to call 416-808-4100.
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